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n. 1 A tomb or other edifice erected in homage to a martyr. 2 (context rhetoric English) Confirming something by referring to one's own experience.
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Martyrium is the first recorded and second released studio album of the unblack metal band Antestor. It is one of the earliest Christian extreme metal albums released in Norway. Although recorded in 1994, only bootleg copies of Martyrium were printed in 1997, and it became a "cult classic" among a small audience until the album was issued in 2000 by Endtime Productions.
Martyrium may refer to:
- Martyrium (architecture), early Christian mausoleum for a martyr
- Martyrium (album), by unblack metal band Antestor
- Martyrium (band), melodic black metal band from Malta
A martyrium ( Latin) or martyrion ( ancient Greek) (plural, "martyries" or "martyria") is a church of a specific architectural form, centered on a central element and thus built on a central plan, that is, of a circular or sometimes octagonal or cruciform shape.
Usage examples of "martyrium".
The bishop, Peter, restored the cathedral and built the Martyrium of the Virgin, and also covered with bronze one of the cathedral doors.