martyrdom

English Thesaurus

1. any experience that causes intense suffering (noun.event)

hypernym	:	affliction,
definition	:	a cause of great suffering and distress (noun.event)

2. death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause (noun.event)

hypernym	:	death, decease, expiry,
definition	:	the event of dying or departure from life (noun.event)

3. any experience that causes intense suffering (noun.event)

derivation	:	martyr, sufferer,
definition	:	one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person)

4. death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause (noun.event)

derivation	:	martyr,
definition	:	one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person)

5. any experience that causes intense suffering (noun.event)

derivation	:	martyr, sufferer,
definition	:	one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person)

6. death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause (noun.event)

derivation	:	martyr,
definition	:	one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person)