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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
Noun
pl -phies the writing of lives of the saints [Greek hagios holy + graphein to write]
hagiographer n
hagiography
the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology. — hagiographer, n. — hagiographic, hagiographical, adj.
See also: Saints
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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


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An elegant handbook of hagiography, the Mornins' compendium allies a brief biography of 137 saints with sculpture, painting and fresco, marble and stone relief, stained glass, woodcut, plaster, prayer card, and mosaic images rich in symbol and period detail.
Mornin, Edward & Lorna. Saints; a visual guide by Snodgrass, Mary Ellen / Kliatt
``I'm starting to feel embarrassed,'' she said of all the hagiography at one point -- and that was before the montage focusing on her fashion sense.
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Bezzel escaped naive hagiography and the cult around Loehe through his hard-nosed historical and theological inquiry, using not only the common and readily accessible sources but also many sources that were difficult to obtain and were not yet published.
Saint and heretic: Wilhelm Loehe in German historiography since 1872 by Blaufuss, Dietrich / Currents in Theology and Mission
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