martyrium

English

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin martyrium, from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “testimony”).

Noun

martyrium (plural martyriums or martyria)

A tomb or other edifice erected in homage to a martyr.
(rhetoric) Confirming something by referring to one's own experience.

Synonyms

(rhetoric): testatio

Related terms

Translations

tomb or other edifice erected in homage to a martyr

Latin: martyrium (la) n

Spanish: martirio (es) m

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “testimony”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /marˈty.ri.um/, [marˈtʏ.ri.ũ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /marˈti.ri.um/, [marˈtiː.ri.um]

Noun

martyrium n (genitive martyriī); second declension

(Ecclesiastical Latin) martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially through blood (death)
(Ecclesiastical Latin) a martyrium; burial place of a martyr
(Ecclesiastical Latin) a church dedicated to a martyr

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	martyrium	martyria
Genitive	martyriī	martyriōrum
Dative	martyriō	martyriīs
Accusative	martyrium	martyria
Ablative	martyriō	martyriīs
Vocative	martyrium	martyria

Related terms

martyr

Descendants

English: martyrium
French: martyre
German: Martyrium

Italian: martirio
Old Portuguese: marteiro
Portuguese: martírio
Spanish: martirio

References

martyrium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
martyrium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
martyrium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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