martyrologist
(mɑːtɪˈrɒlədʒɪst)
[f. martyrology + -ist.]
A writer of martyrology; one versed in the history of martyrs.
| 1676 I. Mather K. Philip's War (1862) 100 That famous Martyrologist Mr. Fox. 1762–71 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. (1786) V. 133 Samuel Clarke, martyrologist. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & It. Isl. II. 34 The legends of the martyrologists. |