n.
Pronunciation: ' mär-t ə -r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tyr · ies
Etymology: Late Latin martyrium, from Late Greek martyrion, from Greek martyr-, martys
Date: 1711
: a shrine erected in honor of a martyr
n.
Pronunciation: ' mär-t ə -r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tyr · ies
Etymology: Late Latin martyrium, from Late Greek martyrion, from Greek martyr-, martys
Date: 1711
: a shrine erected in honor of a martyr
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012