Mar"tyr*dom (?), n. [Martyr + -dom.]
1.
The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
Bacon.
I came from martyrdom unto this peace.
Longfellow.
2.
Affliction; torment; torture.
Chaucer.
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