adjective
- of, relating to, or containing accounts of the lives and deaths of martyrs
- of or relating to a martyrology (a record or list of martyrs)
Usage: formal; often used in religious or historical contexts
Usage: formal; scholarly
Examples
- The martyrological texts preserved detailed accounts of early Christian saints.
- Scholars studied the martyrological tradition to understand religious persecution in ancient Rome.
- The church maintained a martyrological record dating back several centuries.
- Medieval martyrological literature often emphasized the suffering and faith of the martyrs.
- The martyrological sources provided valuable historical evidence about the period.