Meanings
plural martyrologies · alternative Mart.
- 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- capitalizedoftenCatholicismA 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 - JudaismcapitalizedoftenSynonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.
Synonyms: Eleh Ezkerah
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death.
nounSynonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.
Origin
- Latinmartyrologium
- Englishmartyrology
From martyr + -ology or from Latin martyrologium.
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Catalan martirologi
- martirologiRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Dutch martyrologie, martyrologium
- martyrologieRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
- martyrologiumRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Finnish martyrologia, synaksarion
- martyrologiaRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
- synaksarionRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
French martyrologie
- martyrologieRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
German Martyrologium
- MartyrologiumRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Greek μαρτυρολόγιο
- μαρτυρολόγιο (martyrológio)Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Italian martirologio
- martirologioRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Latin martyrologium
- martyrologiumRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Polish martyrologia
- martyrologiaRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Portuguese martirológio
- martirológioRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Romanian martirologie
- martirologieRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Russian мартироло́г, мартироло́гий
- мартироло́г (martirológ)Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
- мартироло́гий (martirológij)Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Spanish martirologio
- martirologioRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Welsh merthyradur
- merthyradurRoman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with martyrology
Cite this entry
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