Martyrology

Noun

1. 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. Synonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death. Synonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.
2. A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.
3. Synonym of hagiography, a story of a saint's life and death.
4. Synonym of Eleh Ezkerah, a midrash concerning the Ten Martyrs killed by the Romans, usually read on both Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.