martyrology
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English
Alternative forms
- Mart. (specific editions)
Etymology
From martyr + -ology or from Latin martyrologium.
Pronunciation
Noun
martyrology (plural martyrologies)
- 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.
- (Roman Catholicism, often capitalized) A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.
- 1883, Alessio Aurelio Pelliccia, The Polity of the Christian Church..., p. 311:
- ... 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:
- (Roman Catholicism) Synonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death.
- (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.
- 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:
Usage notes
The typical Roman Catholic usage is inclusive of all saints and covers confessors, virgins, and other canonized people in addition to martyrs.
Synonyms
- (Roman Catholicism): martyrologue; synaxarium, synaxarion, menologium, menologion, menology, menologe (chiefly Eastern Orthodox contexts)
Translations
Roman Catholicism: a calendar of saints' days, typically with biographical information
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