martyry

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词形变化

martyries 复数 martyries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A shrine in honor of a (usually religious, notably Christian) martyr, possibly at his grave.

    Major martyries are often traditional destinations of pilgrimages, hence become chapels or churches beyond the local parish needs

  2. 2.

    A shrine at a site which "bears witness" to a crucial religious event not related to a tomb.

词源

From Late Latin martyrium (also 'martyrdom'), from Ancient Greek (martyrion), from (martys) 'witness'.

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