Etymology

martyrion

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Today it means: A church that contains relics of martyrs or marks the site of the grave of a martyr; a martyry. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μαρτύριον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαρτύριον“shrine of a martyr”
  2. English todaymartyrion

From Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “shrine of a martyr”). Doublet of martyrium and martyry.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμαρτύριον all →

martyrium

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