hagiography

[ hag-ee-og-ruh-fee, hey-jee- ]

/ ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fi, ˌheɪ dʒi- /

noun, plural hag·i·og·ra·phies.

the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.

a biography that treats the person with excessive or undue admiration.

Origin of hagiography

First recorded in 1805–15; hagio- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM hagiography

hag·i·o·graph·ic

[hag-ee-uh-graf-ik, hey-jee-], /ˌhæg i əˈgræf ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, hag·i·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby hagiography

Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of, hagio-, hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler, hagridden

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Example sentences from the Web for hagiography

She wants a “hagiography,” and the conflicts and confusions that ensue provide The Last Word with its comic momentum.
A Novel About a Novelist ‘Like’ Naipaul|Edward Platt|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One has to be careful not to descend into a mess of hagiography.
David Foster Wallace, Traditionalist? Considering ‘Both Flesh and Not: Essays’|David Masciotra|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Blogger Jonathan Tobin commemorated the event with a burst of hagiography.
Scooped|Peter Beinart|June 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Called, aptly, Sergio, the film teeters on the brink of hagiography.
The Life and Death of a U.N. Hero|Tunku Varadarajan|May 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The book is a counterpunch to the volumes of Oprah hagiography the publishing business has churned out over the years.
Oprah's Kremlinologist|Rebecca Dana|November 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The second version, though LB calls it miraculum insolitum, is one of the commonplaces of hagiography.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous
But the great and absorbing subject of poetry in this age is Hagiography.
Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle
To him the problems of archaeology, history, and hagiography are impertinent.
Art|Clive Bell
Space would now fail us to trace the development of hagiography in the Church.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various
Hagiography was now a lost branch of art, as completely lost as wood carving, and the miniatures of the old missals.
En Route|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for hagiography

hagiography

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun plural -phies

the writing of the lives of the saints

biography of the saints

any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject

Derived forms of hagiography

hagiographic (ˌhæɡɪəˈɡræfɪk) or hagiographical, adjective

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单词	hagiography
释义	hagiography [ hag-ee-og-ruh-fee, hey-jee- ] / ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fi, ˌheɪ dʒi- / noun, plural hag·i·og·ra·phies. the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology. a biography that treats the person with excessive or undue admiration. Origin of hagiography First recorded in 1805–15; hagio- + -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM hagiography hag·i·o·graph·ic [hag-ee-uh-graf-ik, hey-jee-], /ˌhæg i əˈgræf ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, hag·i·o·graph·i·cal, adjective Words nearby hagiography Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of, hagio-, hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler, hagridden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hagiography She wants a “hagiography,” and the conflicts and confusions that ensue provide The Last Word with its comic momentum. A Novel About a Novelist ‘Like’ Naipaul\|Edward Platt\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One has to be careful not to descend into a mess of hagiography. David Foster Wallace, Traditionalist? Considering ‘Both Flesh and Not: Essays’\|David Masciotra\|November 2, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Blogger Jonathan Tobin commemorated the event with a burst of hagiography. Scooped\|Peter Beinart\|June 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Called, aptly, Sergio, the film teeters on the brink of hagiography. The Life and Death of a U.N. Hero\|Tunku Varadarajan\|May 6, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The book is a counterpunch to the volumes of Oprah hagiography the publishing business has churned out over the years. Oprah's Kremlinologist\|Rebecca Dana\|November 20, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The second version, though LB calls it miraculum insolitum, is one of the commonplaces of hagiography. The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran\|Anonymous But the great and absorbing subject of poetry in this age is Hagiography. Anglo-Saxon Literature\|John Earle To him the problems of archaeology, history, and hagiography are impertinent. Art\|Clive Bell Space would now fail us to trace the development of hagiography in the Church. The Contemporary Review, January 1883\|Various Hagiography was now a lost branch of art, as completely lost as wood carving, and the miniatures of the old missals. En Route\|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans British Dictionary definitions for hagiography hagiography / (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) / noun plural -phies the writing of the lives of the saints biography of the saints any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject Derived forms of hagiography hagiographic (ˌhæɡɪəˈɡræfɪk) or hagiographical, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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