martyrology
Americannoun
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the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.
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a history of martyrs.
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such histories collectively.
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a list of martyrs.
noun
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an official list of martyrs
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Christianity the study of the lives of the martyrs
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a historical account of the lives of martyrs
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Origin of martyrology
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin martyrologium history of martyrs < Late Greek martyrológion. See martyr, -o-, -logy
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Threaded through the narrative, as contrast and commentary, is a martyrology of female saints.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Showfolk love martyrology as much as political people do.
From Time Magazine Archive
The history of kings is the martyrology of nations; we are all equally penetrated by this truth.
From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
The Covenanters had a martyrology of their own, and the halo of romance has been cast around their exploits and their sufferings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
She died in 1179, but has never been canonized; her name, however, was received into the Roman martyrology in the 15th century, September 17th being the day fixed for her commemoration.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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