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martyrdom

[mahr-ter-duhm] / ˈmɑr tər dəm /


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A couple of hours earlier he had messaged his mother "I chose the path of martyrdom", the prosecution said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Mojtaba Khamanei said in his message he had seen the late ayatollah's corpse after his "martyrdom".

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Khamenei in his statement drew on the same core Shiite themes of martyrdom and resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The Islamic Republic and Shia Islam are imbued with the idea of martyrdom.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Standing unprotected as I was, I felt I was living the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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