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Webster 1913 Edition
Martyrology
Marˊtyr-ol′o-gy
,Noun.
pl.
-gies
(#)
. [
Martyr
+ -logy
.] A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
Bp. Stillingfleet.
Webster 1828 Edition
Martyrology
MARTYROL'OGY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
martyrology
martyrology
English
Noun
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.
Translations
list of martyred Christian saints
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Related terms
- Synaxarium