martyrology

[ mahr-tuh-rol-uh-jee ]

noun,plural mar·tyr·ol·o·gies.
  1. the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.

  2. a history of martyrs.

  1. such histories collectively.

  2. a list of martyrs.

Origin of martyrology

1
1590–1600; <Medieval Latin martyrologium history of martyrs <Late Greek martyrológion.See martyr, -o-, -logy

Other words from martyrology

  • mar·tyr·o·log·i·cal [mahr-ter-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmɑr tər əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, mar·tyr·o·log·ic, adjective
  • mar·tyr·ol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for martyrology

martyrology

/ (ˌmɑːtəˈrɒlədʒɪ) /


nounplural -gies
  1. an official list of martyrs

  2. Christianity the study of the lives of the martyrs

  1. a historical account of the lives of martyrs

Derived forms of martyrology

  • martyrological (ˌmɑːtərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or martyrologic, adjective
  • martyrologist, noun

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