martelgang

Definitions of martelgang
  1. noun
    any experience that causes intense suffering
    synonyms: lijdensweg, martelaarschap, marteldood
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    type of:
    crime, kwelling, straf
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  2. noun
    a state of acute pain
    synonyms: agonie, doodsangst, doodsstrijd, doodstrijd, hartenpijn, hartepijn, hartzeer, lijden, lijdensweg, zieleleed, zielenleed, zielenpijn, zielepijn
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    types:
    lijdensgeschiedenis, lijdensverhaal, passie, passieverhaal
    the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion
    type of:
    pijn, zeer
    a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
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