Meaning hagiography
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hagiography"sacred writing," especially of saints' lives, 1821, from hagio- "holy" + -graphy. Related: Hagiographic (1809); hagiographical (1580s); hagiographer (1650s).
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hagiographyA form of biography, popular during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, in which the life described is that of a saint. Also refers to a book containing such accounts, often a collective biography coveri [..]
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hagiographyThe writing of the lives of saints, frequently idealized and embellished to present moral lessons and extremely popular throughout the Middle Ages. Although the biographies of the saints themselves ar [..]
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hagiography(n) a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
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hagiography
(uncountable) The study of saints.
(countable) A biography of a saint.
(countable) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
(pejorative) A biography which is uncritic [..]
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