martyrology

n. 殉教史

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词形变化

martyrologies 复数 martyrologies

别名

martyrologe martyrologie Mart.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 2.

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

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

    宗教

    ... 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. 3.

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

    Synonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death.

    宗教
  4. 4.

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

    Synonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.

词源

From martyr + -ology or from Latin martyrologium.

来源:wiktionary