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hagiographic
hag·i·og·ra·phy
/
ˌhæg
iˈɒg
rə
fi, ˌheɪ
dʒi-
/
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[
hag-ee-
og
-r
uh
-fee, hey-jee-
]
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noun,
plural
hag·i·og·ra·phies.
the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
Origin:
1805–15;
hagio-
+
-graphy
Related forms
hag·i·o·graph·ic
/
ˌhæg
i
əˈgræf
ɪk
,
ˌheɪ
dʒi-
/
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[
hag-ee-
uh
-
graf
-ik
,
hey-jee-
]
Show IPA
,
hag·i·o·graph·i·cal,
adjective
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hagiography
(ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-phies
1.
the writing of the lives of the saints
2.
biography of the saints
3.
any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject
hagiographic
—
adj
hagio'graphical
—
adj
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hagiography
(ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-phies
1.
the writing of the lives of the saints
2.
biography of the saints
3.
any biography that idealizes or idolizes its subject
hagiographic
—
adj
hagio'graphical
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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