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martyrology

noun

Etymology

From martyr + -ology or from Latin martyrologium.

  1. derived from μάρτυρ
  2. derived from martyr
  3. inherited from martyr
  4. inherited from martir
  5. suffixed as martyrology — “martyr + ology”

Definitions

  1. The study of martyrs and martyrdom

    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.

The neighborhood

Derived

martyrologic, martyrological, martyrologist

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