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martyrology

noun mar·tyr·ol·o·gy \-jē\

Definition of MARTYROLOGY

1
:  a catalog of Roman Catholic martyrs and saints arranged by the dates of their feasts
2
:  ecclesiastical history treating the lives and sufferings of martyrs
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First Known Use of MARTYROLOGY

1599

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