martyrology

[ mahr-tuh-rol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌmɑr təˈrɒl ə dʒi /

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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.

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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, adjectivemar·tyr·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby martyrology

martnet, martyr, martyrdom, martyrium, martyrize, martyrology, martyry, marumi kumquat, Marut, marv, marvel

British Dictionary definitions for martyrology

martyrology

/ (ˌmɑːtəˈrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -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, adjectivemartyrologist, noun

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