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Noun:

  • Judaism The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both on Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av.
  • Roman Catholicism A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the order of their anniversaries.

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