WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mar•tyr•y
(mär′tə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tyr•ies.
- Religiona shrine, chapel, or the like, erected in honor of a martyr.
- Late Greek martýrion. See martyr, -y3
- Medieval Latin marty-rium martyrdom, martyr's grave
- Middle English martirie suffering, martyrdom 1250–1300
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