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Definition of Protomartyrs
1. protomartyr [n] - See also: protomartyr
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protomartyrs
Literary usage of Protomartyrs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Saint Chrysostom and Saint Augustin by Philip Schaff (1891)
"These are the two authorities for the legend of the protomartyrs of Milan.
The subject of post-apostolic miracles is involved in ..."
2. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim (1883)
"... and these infants may justly be regarded as the ' protomartyrs' the first
witnesses, of Christ, ' the blossom of martyrdom,' (' flores martyrum,' as ..."
3. Revue de l'art chrétien by Société de Saint-Jean (1876)
"LES protomartyrs DE L'OCCIDENT L'Occident at-il eu des martyrs avant l'empire de
Néron, et quels saints doit-il honorer comme ses ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Two members of the Order were the pioneers of Lutheranism in the Netherlands,
and two others were there its protomartyrs. The German Augustinians in fact ..."
5. Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: From by John Campbell Campbell (1868)
"Those protomartyrs of the Reformed Church of England all displayed an equal
constancy, and scorned to purchase the continuance of life by feigning an assent ..."
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