hagiology

hag·i·ol·o·gy  (hg-l-j, hj-)

n. pl. hag·i·ol·o·gies

1. Literature dealing with the lives of saints.

2. A collection of sacred writings.

3. An authoritative list of saints.

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hagi·o·logic (--ljk), hagi·o·logi·cal adj.

hagi·olo·gist n.

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hagiology [ˌhægɪˈɒlədʒɪ]

n pl -gies

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology)

a.  a biography of a saint

b.  a collection of such biographies

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) an authoritative canon of saints

4. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a history of sacred writings

hagiologic  [ˌhægɪəˈlɒdʒɪk], hagiological adj

hagiologist  n

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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.

See also: Saints

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hagiology - literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints literary composition, literary work - imaginative or creative writing legend, fable - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

Translations

hagiology

n (form) → Hagiologie f (spec)