martyrological, a.
(ˌmɑːtɪrəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl)
[f. martyrology + -ic + -al1.]
Pertaining to martyrology or a martyrologist; concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs. Also rarely martyroˈlogic a.
| 1656 Osborn Adv. 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 Gard. Cyrus i. Hydriot. etc. 37 Some Martyrological Histories. 1849 Fraser's Mag. XXXIX. 288 The meaning of Christian and martyrologic symbols. 1868 J. H. Blunt Ref. Ch. Eng. I. 392 Stripped of its martyrological sensationalism, that story offers a good illustration of the state of feeling in 1514–1515. |