Sentence examples for take martyrdom from inspiring English sources

But in Iran they take martyrdom very seriously, so paying homage to a man who died on a hunger strike by plastering his face across a greasy takeaway isn't completely out of place.

This simple idea represents a challenge to women on two fronts -- to the traditional-minded, who may not believe they have a right to take the martyrdom out of motherhood, and to feminists, who may be uneasy about Crittenden's assumption of women's primary responsibility for raising children.

The disciples become travellers, with torn clothes and workmen's faces; martyrdoms take place in the dark Roman streets, where young swordsmen brawl and fight.

They choose martyrdom over courage.

By contrast, Mother Marie, the assistant prioress, has persuaded the nuns to take a vow of martyrdom but allows herself to be convinced that God has given her an escape.

The statement read to the jury said Mr. Reid had left documents before boarding the American Airlines flight showing that he had no intention to take part in a martyrdom operation with Mr. Moussaoui.

"The Myth of Martyrdom" takes a close look at the psychology of the individuals involved.

His martyrdom took a particular form: He was (and this is pretty well documented) grilled alive.

Tynan's competitive martyrdom took the form of his climbing on ledges and threatening to jump whenever she didn't cave in to his demands.

To the casual observer, Ms. Schenardi's dutiful slicing and rolling and kneading at that front table at Gradisca might seem like an act of forced labor: mommy martyrdom taken to a new extreme.

He also maintains that this suits the passage in the Vita S. Sebastiani (Acta SS. Jan . 20 p642), in which the martyr addresses the emperor 'stans super gradus Heliogabali' — in which case the martyrdom took place in the circus Maximus.