Sentence examples for a martyrdom from inspiring English sources

His death is a martyrdom, a sacrifice".

The revitalised Shabab is sustained by a martyrdom complex.

It all seemed loony at the time, a martyrdom play.

This picture is no joke: it's a martyrdom.

Both use the language of martyrdom (Mr. Breivik calls his attack a "martyrdom operation").

"He asked me whether I'd like to do a martyrdom operation," Lindh told Gunaratna.

Mathison is a much more interesting creation than Bauer, the reluctant sadist with a martyrdom complex.

The complaint says he also said the attack was intended as a "martyrdom operation".

"Hence, it should be considered a martyrdom operation," the magazine concludes.

It also has a "martyrdom" tradition that could provide willing suicide attackers.

His natural death perhaps prevented a martyrdom similar to that of the earlier archbishop whom he revered, St. Thomas Becket.