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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.
martyrology
/ ˌmɑːtərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌmɑːtəˈrɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- an official list of martyrs
- Christianity the study of the lives of the martyrs
- a historical account of the lives of martyrs
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Derived Forms
- martyrological, adjective
- ˌmartyrˈologist, noun
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Other Words From
- mar·tyr·o·log·i·cal [mahr-ter-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], martyr·o·logic adjective
- martyr·olo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of martyrology1
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Example Sentences
On his resettlement in England, he employed himself in revising and enlarging his admirable Martyrology.
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She is numbered among the martyrs, and occurs in the Roman Martyrology on the 29th of May.
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In those days even the Sorbonagres themselves were expurgating the martyrology and the legends of saints.
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And the faith in the malleability of glass has had its martyrology as well as faith in graver things.
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The Roman Martyrology, however, accepts the Greek tradition.
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