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martyrologies
Variant of martyrology
noun pl. martyrologies
- a list of martyrs
- a historical account of religious martyrs, esp. Christian martyrs
- such accounts collectively
- the branch of ecclesiastical history dealing with the lives of martyrs
Related Forms:
- martyrologist noun
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