hagiographistn.
/ˌhaɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪst/, /ˌheɪdʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪst/, U.S. /ˌhæɡiˈɑɡrəfəst/, /ˌheɪdʒiˈɑɡrəfəst/, /ˌheɪɡiˈɑɡrəfəst/ A writer of a hagiography, or an account of the life of a saint; = hagiographer n. 2.
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hagiographer1722
hagiologist1795
hagiographist1799
saintologist1885
1799 C. Butler Acct. Life & Writings A. Butler ix. 58 In Ribadeneira the line of ancient Agiographists respectably finishes.
1817 R. Southey Malory's Arthur p. xl A miraculous conception is the only miracle which the Romish Hagiographists have not bestowed upon their saints.
1960 Irish Eccl. Record Jan. 14 A list of this material for each county was prepared many years ago by the late Canon John O'Hanlon, the Irish hagiographist.
2016 M. Strzelec in H. Mielicka-Pawłowska Contemp. Homo Ludens xii. 174 According to hagiographists,..[Saint Roch] was also granted the gift of healing by the Lord.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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