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[Martyr + -logy.] A
history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp.
Stillingfleet.

Mar"tyr*ship, n. Martyrdom.
[R.] Fuller.

Mar"vel (?), n. [OE. mervaile,
F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl.,
fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel
at. See Admire, Smile, and cf. Miracle.]
1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a
miracle.

I will do marvels such as have not been
done.

Ex. xxxiv. 10.

Nature's sweet marvel undefiled.

Emerson.

2. Wonder. [R.] "Use lessens
marvel." Sir W. Scott.

Marvel of Peru. (Bot.) See Four-
o'clock.

Mar"vel, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Marveled (?) or Marvelled; p. pr.
& vb. n. Marveling or Marvelling.] [OE.
merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with
surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.

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