Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
martyr and martyry.
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Examples
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His first considerable literary work as Jesuit was a tragedy, "Ermenegildo martire" (Rome, 1644).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Del pontificato di S. Sisto I, papa e martire, della translazione delle sue reliquie da Roma ecc., memorie (Alatri, 1884); BARMBY in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Valentino martire, suo diacono, primo scrittore delle gesta del santo (ascoli, 1832);
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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(Paris, 1886), 128; MARINI, Cenni storici popolari sopra S. Sisto I, papa e martire, e suo culto in Aletri (Foligno, 1884); DE PERSIIS,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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: V'e ancor qualche martire [0: 47] 20 Aria: Torna sol per un momento [4: 49]
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More remarkable still is the sensitivity he displayed in adapting secular models as diverse as Arcadelt’s Quand’io pens’al martire, the densely polyphonic texture of Gombert’s chansons, and the supple and subtle flow of Rore’s madrigals.
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Il martire scriva: e la sua penna, come quella d 'un altro martire, -- Silvio Pellico, -- sarà una spada nel cuoro dell' Austria. "
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 Various
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His relics are said to have been transferred to Alatri in 1132, though O Jozzi ( "Il corpo di S. Sisto I., papa e martire rivendicato alla basilica
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Cristofani, Delle storie d'Assisi (Assisi, 1866); Gordon, The story of Assisi (London, 1903); De Costanza, Disamina degli scrittori e dei monumenti riguardanti S. Rufino, vescovo e martire di Assisi (Assisi,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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CXXV-XL; Ragguaglio della vita di S. Martina vergine e martire (Rome
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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