MARTYRDOM Meaning of MARTYRDOM in English mar ‧ tyr ‧ dom /ˈmɑːtədəm $ ˈmɑːrtər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] death as a martyr:In that year, thousands of Christians suffered martyrdom for their faith. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012