martyrology
/ˌmɑrtəˈrɑlədʒi/
noun
- A list or record of martyrs, especially those who died for their religious beliefs.
- The church's martyrology includes the names of saints from the first century.
- The museum displayed a medieval martyrology with illuminated illustrations.
- She studied the ancient martyrology to understand early Christian history.
- The study or history of martyrdom and martyrs.
- The professor taught a course on martyrology and its role in religious movements.
- His research in martyrology focuses on modern political martyrs.
- Martyrology helps us understand how communities remember those who died for a cause.
- A collection of stories or accounts of suffering and sacrifice for a cause.
- The activist's biography reads like a martyrology of the civil rights movement.
- The book is a martyrology of journalists killed while reporting in war zones.
- The documentary became a modern martyrology of environmental defenders.