• (n.) 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. • (n.) Affliction; torment; torture. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/martyrdom/
Mar'tyr·dom noun [ 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... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/27