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Meaning of hagiography

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hagiography

Pronunciation:/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfi//ˌheɪdʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/

noun

Definitions

  1. The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.

  2. A biography of a saint.

  3. A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.

  4. A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hagiography

Related words

hagiologysaintologyhistoriographyheresiologymystoriographymartyrologystoriologymartyrologie