passionals

/ˈpæʃənəlz/
noun
  1. Plural of passional; books containing stories of the sufferings of Christian martyrs or saints.
    • Monks would copy passionals by hand in the scriptorium.
    • The library has several medieval passionals in its collection.
    • These passionals are valuable historical documents.
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