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单词 hagiography
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hagiography


hag·i·og·ra·phy

H0010600 (hăg′ē-ŏg′rə-fē, hā′jē-)n. pl. hag·i·og·ra·phies 1. a. The writing of the lives of saints.b. A biography of a saint.2. a. The writing of an admiring or idealized biography.b. An admiring or idealized biography.
hag′i·og′raph·er n.hag′i·o·graph′ic (-ə-grăf′ĭk), hag′i·o·graph′i·cal adj.

hagiography

(ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) n, pl -phies1. (Theology) the writing of the lives of the saints2. (Theology) biography of the saints3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject hagiographic, ˌhagioˈgraphical adj

hag•i•og•ra•phy

(ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fi, ˌheɪ dʒi-)

n., pl. -phies. the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints. [1805–15] hag`i•o•graph′ic (-əˈgræf ɪk) hag`i•o•graph′i•cal, adj.

hagiography

the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology. — hagiographer, n. — hagiographic, hagiographical, adj.See also: Saints
Thesaurus
Noun1.hagiography - a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)biography, life history, life story, life - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Translations
Hagiografiehagiografíahagiographieagiografiahagiografieагиография

hagiography


hagiography

1. the writing of the lives of the saints 2. biography of the saints 3. any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject

hagiography


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Words related to hagiography

noun a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

Related Words

  • biography
  • life history
  • life story
  • life
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