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hag·i·og·ra·phy
[hag-ee-og-ruh-fee, hey-jee-] Show IPA
–noun, plural -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
[hag-ee-uh-graf-ik, hey-jee-] Show IPA
, hag·i·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
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World English Dictionary
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

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