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Meanings of martyrdom in inglés

portugués
martírio

Any experience that causes intense suffering.

martírio
Usage of martyrdom in inglés
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Assembling a shortlist of 50 was painful; culling further was practically martyrdom.
The Irish Times
2
The bombing led to the martyrdom of three people, the spokesman said.
The Irish Times
3
The martyrdom of the holy and glorious first Martyr and Apostle Thecla.
The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testamen...
4
He was never privately deserted in the long months of his martyrdom.
The Mirrors of Downing Street / Some Political Reflections by a ...
5
Not so much a political declaration as the martyrdom of St Theresa.
The Guardian
6
They portrayed Auschwitz as the place of martyrdom for the Polish nation.
The Guardian
7
Objection 1: It seems that faith alone is the cause of martyrdom.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
8
In place of all that, he had the spiritual vanity of martyrdom.
The Parts Men Play
9
The story of the martyrdom of King Edmund is of this character.
King Alfred of England / Makers of History
10
The Church honors both of them on the days of their martyrdom.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
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Some other drive sends her ever onward towards her gruesome political martyrdom.
The Guardian
12
In the year 307, he was apprehended, and suffered torture and martyrdom.
Fox's Book of Martyrs / Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, a...
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He went willingly to his martyrdom, unknown to me at the time.
Lord of Light
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The martyrdom of these guiltless persons seemed only to increase the madness.
The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair / Or, True Stories from...
15
The martyrdom of this Christ is according to the most polite convention.
Twilight in Italy
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Where there is most feeling, there is the greatest martyrdom;- agreatmartyr.
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2
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United Kingdom
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