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μαρτύριο — meaning in English

martyrio

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English meaning

  • agony noun Extreme physical pain or mental suffering.
  • anguish noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  • martyrdom noun The suffering or death endured by a martyr because of their beliefs.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  • torment noun Severe physical or mental suffering.

Senses

μαρτύριο is used for these senses in English:

  • agony Extreme pain.
  • anguish Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
  • martyrdom The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
  • murder (uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.
  • torment Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

anguish — full definition

  1. noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  2. verb To suffer or cause severe mental distress.

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