martyrology noun. [mɑ:tǝ'rɒlǝdʒi] L16.
[In sense 1 from medieval Latin martyrologium from ecclesiastical Greek marturologion, from martur (see MARTYR) + logos discourse: see -LOGY. In sense 2 from MARTYR + -OLOGY.]
1. A list or account of martyrs; spec. a book listing Christian martyrs and other saints in the order of their commemoration, with a description of their lives and sufferings. L16.

2. The branch of history or literature that deals with the lives of martyrs; histories of martyrs collectively. E19.

■ martyrologe noun [French] = MARTYROLOGY E16-E18.

■ martyro'logical adjective M17.

■ martyrologist noun L17.

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