Martyrism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of being a martyr; self-sacrifice. uncountable
  2. 2
    Putting on a show of suffering or ill-treatment. uncountable

Etymology

From martyr + -ism.

Related phrases

self sacrifice

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