martyrology
noun
the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.
martyrologies
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pluralof martyrology.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia, at least three Saint Valentines are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2016
The others, however, do not appear to have found a place in the martyrologies.
From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by R.A. Stewart MacAlister
But, so far as I have been able to ascertain, they do not occur in any martyrologies or lists of saints of the Western Church older than that of Petrus de Natalibus.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
It may perhaps be as well to enumerate here the later Irish martyrologies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
“Within a few years after Christ, the Christian martyrologies are full of the names of female sufferers, who, for Jesus’ sake, went to the stake, with all the courage and inflexibility of apostles.”
From The Young Maiden by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
