- martyry
- noun (plural -tyries) Etymology: Late Latin martyrium, from Late Greek martyrion, from Greek martyr-, martys Date: 1711 a shrine erected in honor of a martyr
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martyry — [märt′ər ē] n. pl. martyries [ME martyrye < LL(Ec) martyrium < LGr(Ec) martyrion] a shrine in memory of a martyr … English World dictionary
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martyry — noun (plural martyries) a shrine or church erected in honour of a martyr … English new terms dictionary
martyry — mar·tyry … English syllables
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