martyrologue

English

Etymology 1

From martyr +‎ -o- +‎ -logue (“synonym of -logist”).

Noun

martyrologue (plural martyrologues)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of martyrologist.

Etymology 2

From martyr +‎ -o- +‎ -logue (“narrative”).

Noun

martyrologue (plural martyrologues)

  1. (rare) Synonym of martyrology (“the names and stories of martyrs”).
    • 2007, Pieter N. Holtrop, Foreign Churches in St. Petersburg and Their Archives, 1703-1917:
      Church historians, led by Archpriest Vladimir Sorokin, have collected and published a martyrologue in St. Petersburg which includes members of various churches and religious communities.

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