Hagiography Definition
hăgē-ŏgrə-fē, hājē-
hagiographies
noun
A book or writing, or an assemblage of these, about the lives of saints.
Webster's New World
Such books or writings as a field of study.
Webster's New World
A biography of a saint.
American Heritage
A biography or biographical writing that idealizes its subject.
Webster's New World
An admiring or idealized biography.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Hagiography
Noun
Singular:
hagiography
Plural:
hagiographiesOrigin of Hagiography
From Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hagios, “holy”) + -γραφία (-graphia, “writing”).
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