martyrologicaladj.
/ˌmɑːt(ə)rəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɑrdərəˈlɑdʒəkəl/ Relating to martyrology or a martyrologist; concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs. Also in extended use.
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1655 F. Osborne Advice to Son i. ii. 60 To be registred in one of his [sc. Love's] Martyrological Ballads, & sung by dairy-maids to a pityfull Tune.
1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus i, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 96 Some Martyrologicall Histories.
1859 Notes & Queries 21 May 419/1 The 11, 000 Martyr Virgins at Cologne.—That fabulous number is probably owing to a mis-reading of the ancient martyrological text.
1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 392 Stripped of its martyrological sensationalism, that story offers a good illustration of the state of feeling in 1514–1515.
1902 Amer. Hist. Rev. 7 566 The latest period to become a field for..martyological writers is the French Revolution.
1962 Stud. in Renaissance 9 227 All of Bale's martyrological writings will be considered together in this section.
1981 Notes & Queries Feb. 22/1 The ‘Letter’..includes an almost martyrological report of the Duke's scaffold eloquence.
1996 Independent 10 Sept. ii. 12/3 The martyrological tradition of Irish freedom fighters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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