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Topic: word of the day: hagiography

boof started this discussion 4 years ago #105,509

Definition of hagiography --Merriam-Webster

1 : biography of saints or venerated persons
2 : idealizing or idolizing biography an account that smacks of hagiography

First Known Use of hagiography
1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for hagiography
see hagiographa


Definition of Hagiographa
: writings

History and Etymology for Hagiographa
Late Latin, from Late Greek, from hagio- + graphein to write — more at carve


Definition of hagi-

1 : holy hagioscope
2 : saints hagiography

History and Etymology for hagi-
Late Latin, from Greek, from hagios
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