martyrology

English

Etymology

martyr +‎ -ology or from Latin martyrologium.

Noun

martyrology (plural martyrologies)

(Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the order of their anniversaries.
(Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both on Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av.

Related terms

Synaxarium

Translations

list of martyred Christian saints

Catalan: martirologi m
Dutch: martyrologie f, martyrologium n
Finnish: martyrologia
French: martyrologie (fr) f
German: Martyrologium (de) n
Greek: μαρτυρολόγιο (el) n (martyrológio)
Italian: martirologio m

Latin: martyrologium n
Polish: martyrologia (pl) f
Portuguese: martirológio m
Russian: мартироло́г (ru) m (martirológ), мартироло́гий (ru) m (martirológij)
Spanish: martirologio m

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