hagi'ologist
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hagiology (ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -gies | |
| 1. | literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints |
| 2. | a. a biography of a saint |
| b. a collection of such biographies | |
| 3. | an authoritative canon of saints |
| 4. | a history of sacred writings |
| hagiologic | |
| —adj | |
| hagio'logical | |
| —adj | |
| hagi'ologist | |
| —n | |
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