martyrology

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly

   “It needs further study for what it suggests of the gender dimension to martyrdom and martyrology.”

2. isim A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.

   “... we know that Augustine, a monk in the time of Gregory the Great, took with him into England the martyrology of the Roman Church.”

3. isim Synonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death.
4. isim Synonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.