Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Martyrdom

Martyrdom , noun

[Martyr + -dom.]

1.
The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. — Bacon
I came from martyrdom unto this peace. — Longfellow
2.
Affliction; torment; torture. — Chaucer