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  • Mart. (specific editions)

Etymology

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From martyr +‎ -ology or from Latin martyrologium.

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Noun

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martyrology (plural martyrologies)

  1. The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly
    • 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:
      It needs further study for what it suggests of the gender dimension to martyrdom and martyrology.
    1. (Roman Catholicism, often capitalized) A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.
    2. (Roman Catholicism) Synonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death.
    3. (Judaism, often capitalized) Synonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.

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The typical Roman Catholic usage is inclusive of all saints and covers confessors, virgins, and other canonized people in addition to martyrs.

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