Hagiography
[hag-ee-og-ruh-fee, hey-jee-] /ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fi, ˌheɪ dʒi-/
noun, plural hagiographies.
1.
the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
/ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ/
noun (pl) -phies
1.
the writing of the lives of the saints
2.
biography of the saints
3.
any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject
n.
“writing of saints’ lives,” 1821, from Greek hagios “holy” (see hagiology) + -graphy. Related: Hagiographic (1819); hagiographical (1580s); hagiographer (1650s).
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