hagiography
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
1Other 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
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How to use hagiography in a sentence
This hagiographic approach continues throughout the rest of the film.
Inside ‘Mitt,’ Netflix’s All-Access Mitt Romney Documentary | Marlow Stern | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe portrait of Shriver that emerged from these reminiscences was, even by the hyperbolic standards of the form, hagiographic.
As it happened, I had reviewed this massive, quasi-hagiographic account last year.
British Dictionary definitions for hagiography
/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /
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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