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hagiology
[ hag-ee-ol-uh-jee, hey-jee- ]
noun
- the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
- a biography or narrative of a saint or saints.
- a collection of such biographies or narratives.
hagiology
/ ˌhæɡɪəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints
- a biography of a saint
- a collection of such biographies
- an authoritative canon of saints
- a history of sacred writings
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Derived Forms
- hagiologic, adjective
- ˌhagiˈologist, noun
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Other Words From
- hag·i·o·log·ic [hag-ee-, uh, -, loj, -ik, hey-jee-], hagi·o·logi·cal adjective
- hagi·olo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hagiology1
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Example Sentences
There is no doubt that the saints of Irish origin supply by far the more important portion of our hagiology.
The composition seems to be intended as a satire on the monks, and in particular as a travesty of medieval hagiology.
She appears constantly in Gaelic hagiology, and with poetic as well as saintly fame casting a halo about her yellow hair.
There are some, like a lady I once knew, who think that hagiology is the scientific study of hags.
He was speaking of the New Testament, and he said, The truth was in it; but they had covered it up with their hagiology.
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