martyrology

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mar·tyr·ol·o·gy

M0129100 (mär′tə-rŏl′ə-jē)n. pl. mar·tyr·ol·o·gies 1. An official list or catalog of religious martyrs, especially of Christian martyrs.2. An account of the life and manner of death of a martyr.3. The branch of ecclesiastical history or hagiography that deals with martyrs.
mar′tyr·ol′o·gist n.

martyrology

(ˌmɑːtəˈrɒlədʒɪ) n, pl -gies1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) an official list of martyrs2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the study of the lives of the martyrs3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a historical account of the lives of martyrs martyrological, ˌmartyroˈlogic adj ˌmartyrˈologist n

mar•tyr•ol•o•gy

(ˌmɑr təˈrɒl ə dʒi)

n., pl. -gies. 1. a history of martyrs. 2. a catalogue of martyrs and saints. [1590–1600; < Medieval Latin < Late Greek] mar`tyr•ol′o•gist, n.