Martyrology

Marˊtyr-ol′o-gy

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Noun.

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Martyr

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A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.

Bp. Stillingfleet.

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Noun.

[Gr. a witness, and discourse.] A history or account of martyrs with their sufferings; or a register of martyrs.

martyrology ‎(plural martyrologies)

(Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the order of their anniversaries.
(Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both on Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av.

list of martyred Christian saints