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hagiographer
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hag·i·og·ra·phy  (hg-gr-f, hj-)
n. pl. hag·i·og·ra·phies
1. Biography of saints.
2. A worshipful or idealizing biography.
hagi·ograph·er n.
hagi·o·graphic (--grfk), hagi·o·graphi·cal adj.
hagiographer [ˌhægɪˈɒgrəfə], hagiographist
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a person who writes about the lives of the saints
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) one of the writers of the Hagiographa
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Noun1.hagiographer - the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
hagiographist, hagiologist
biographer - someone who writes an account of a person's life
Translations
hagiographer [ˌhægɪˈɒgrəfəʳ] N → hagiógrafo/a m/f
hagiographer
n (lit, fig) → Hagiograf(in) m(f)


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