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hagiography
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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.
hagiography [ˌhægɪˈɒgrəfɪ]
n pl -phies
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the writing of the lives of the saints
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) biography of the saints
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject
hagiographic  [ˌhægɪəˈgræfɪk], hagiographical adj
hagiography
the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology. — hagiographer, n. — hagiographic, hagiographical, adj.
See also: Saints
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Noun1.hagiography - a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
biography, life history, life story, life - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Translations
hagiography [ˌhægɪˈɒgrəfɪ] N → hagiografía f
hagiography
n (lit, fig) → Hagiografie f; (lit also) → Heiligengeschichte f
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