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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A book containing descriptions of the sufferings of the saints and martyrs, read in the ancient Christian Church on their respective festivals.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.

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  • noun A book in which the sufferings of saints and martyrs are described

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