NichiDict

殉教

じゅんきょう
[junkyou]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

martyrdom

Examples

多くの信者が殉教の道を選んだ歴史がある。

There is a history of many believers choosing the path of martyrdom.

殉教者の記念碑が丘の上に建てられた。

A monument to the martyrs was erected on the hill.

彼は信仰を貫き殉教した聖人として崇められた。

He was revered as a saint who held firm to his faith and died a martyr.