martyrology

noun

1. 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. (capitalized, often)The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly

   “... 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. The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly
4. (Judaism, capitalized, often)The study of martyrs and martyrdom; the names and stories of martyrs, particularly