martyrology

[ mahr-tuh-rol-uh-jee ]

noun,plural mar·tyr·ol·o·gies.

the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.
a history of martyrs.

such histories collectively.
a list of martyrs.

Origin of martyrology

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

Words Nearby martyrology

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How to use martyrology in a sentence

On his resettlement in England, he employed himself in revising and enlarging his admirable martyrology.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
She is numbered among the martyrs, and occurs in the Roman martyrology on the 29th of May.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. Walsh
In those days even the Sorbonagres themselves were expurgating the martyrology and the legends of saints.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole France
And the faith in the malleability of glass has had its martyrology as well as faith in graver things.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II. | Various
The Roman martyrology, however, accepts the Greek tradition.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March | Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for martyrology

martyrology

/ (ˌmɑːtəˈrɒlədʒɪ) /

nounplural -gies

an official list of martyrs
Christianity the study of the lives of the martyrs

a historical account of the lives of martyrs

Derived forms of martyrology

martyrological (ˌmɑːtərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or martyrologic, adjective
martyrologist, noun

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