noun
- a person who studies or writes about martyrs and martyrdom
Usage: specialized
Examples
- The martyrologist spent years researching early Christian saints.
- As a noted martyrologist, she published several books on religious persecution.
- The university hired a martyrologist to teach courses on church history.
- Medieval martyrologists documented the lives of those who died for their faith.
- The martyrologist’s work helped preserve stories of religious sacrifice.
- She became a respected martyrologist after decades of scholarly research.