martyrology
the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.
a history of martyrs.
such histories collectively.
a list of martyrs.
Origin of martyrology
1Other 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 FoxeShe is numbered among the martyrs, and occurs in the Roman martyrology on the 29th of May.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshIn 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 FranceAnd the faith in the malleability of glass has had its martyrology as well as faith in graver things.
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
/ (ˌmɑːtəˈrɒlədʒɪ) /
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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