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martyrology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From martyr + -ology or from Latin martyrologium.

Meanings

1. The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly
   • It needs further study for what it suggests of the gender dimension to martyrdom and martyrology. 21 March 2016, Janet L. Nelson, "The Franks, the Martyrology of Usuard, and the Martyrs of Cordoba", Studies in Church History, Vol. 30: Martyrs and Martyrologies, pp. 67–80
2. (capitalized, often) The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly ▸ A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.
   • ... we know that Augustine, a monk in the time of Gregory the Great, took with him into England the martyrology of the Roman Church. 1883, Alessio Aurelio Pelliccia, The Polity of the Christian Church..., p. 311
3. The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly ▸ Synonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death.
4. (Judaism, capitalized, often) The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly ▸ Synonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.

Forms

Deriveds

martyrologist · martyrological · martyrologic

Synonyms

martyrologue · menology · synaxarium · menologium · menologe · Eleh Ezkerah · synaxarion · menologion · hagiography

Translations (19)

es martirologio (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · cy merthyradur (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · pl martyrologia (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · fr martyrologie (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · nl martyrologie (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · hy վկայաբանություն (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · el μαρτυρολόγιο (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · ca martirologi (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · la martyrologium (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · it martirologio (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · fi synaksarion (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · pt martirológio (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · ka მარტვილოლოგია (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · de Martyrologium (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · fi martyrologia (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · ru мартироло́гий (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · nl martyrologium (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · ro martirologie (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information) · ru мартироло́г (Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information)