Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Martyrology \Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {-gies}. [Martyr +
-logy.]
A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. {-gies} (-j[i^]z). [F.
l['e]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos
forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See {Lethe}.]
1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which
a person can scarcely be awaked.
2. A state of inaction or indifference.
Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury.