Latin search results for: martyr

#1

noun

  • declension: undeclined

Definitions:

  1. martyr
  2. one who by his death bears witness to the truth of Christ
  3. witness
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#2

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. martyrdom
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#3

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. list of martyrs/saints (about 600 AD bearing name of St. Jerome)
  2. martyology
  • Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)