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What does martyrdom mean?

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Noun
  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.
  2. Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason.
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He argued that moral force would win the day, drawing on the Shi'ite themes of martyrdom and self-sacrifice.
The pictures show a country with a truly biased curriculum and a penchant for martyrdom.
Then there arises the question of the seemliness of conferring titles of martyrdom on the victims.
Driven by a death wish and using the most revolting tactics, these heartless nihilists demand martyrdom.
Rather, martyrdom only makes sense when one takes seriously the martyrs ' religiosity.
They are also unintentionally collaborating in the composition of future sagas of Sunni and Shia martyrdom.

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