martyrium

mar·tyr·i·um

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-tir-ee-uh m]
- /mɑrˈtɪr i əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-tir-ee-uh m]
- /mɑrˈtɪr i əm/

Definitions of martyrium word

noun plural martyrium a place where the relics of a martyr are kept. 1
noun plural martyrium a church built above the tomb of a martyr or in honor of a martyr. 1
noun martyrium A tomb or other edifice erected in homage to a martyr. 1
noun martyrium (rhetoric) Confirming something by referring to one's own experience. 0

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Origin of martyrium

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

From Late Latin, dating back to 1705-15; See origin at martyry

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Parts of speech for Martyrium

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Martyrium

martyrium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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