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mar·tyr·ol·o·gy  audio  (märt-rl-j) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. mar·tyr·ol·o·gies
  1. An official list or catalog of religious martyrs, especially of Christian martyrs.
    1. An account of the life and manner of death of a martyr.
    2. The branch of ecclesiastical history or hagiography that deals with martyrs.


OTHER FORMS:
martyr·olo·gist(Noun)


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