Saints

See also christianity; miracles; religion; sacredness; theology.

Bollandist

any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum, a critical and official hagiology begun by the Jesuits in the 17th century.

dulia

the devotion, veneration, or respect accorded saints.

hagiography

the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology. — hagiographer, n. —hagiographic, hagiographical, adj.

hagiolatry

the veneration or worship of saints. —hagiolater, n. —hagiolatrous, adj.

hagiology

1. the branch of literature comprising the lives and legends of the saints.

2. a biography or narrative of the life of a saint or saints.

3. a collection of such biographies. —hagiologist, n. —hagiologic, hagiological, adj.

hagiophobia

an intense dislike for the saints and the holy.