-jē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin martyrologium, from Late Latin martyr martyr + -logium (from Greek -logion, from logos word) — more at martyr , legend
1. : a history or account of martyrs : a register of martyrs ; especially : an official catalog of martyrs and saints of the Roman Catholic Church including some details of their lives and arranged by the dates of their anniversaries
2.
[influenced in meaning by -logy ]
: a branch of ecclesiastical history that treats of the lives and sufferings of martyrs