hagiographer

or hag·i·og·ra·phist

[ hag-ee-og-ruh-fer, hey-jee- ]

noun
  1. one of the writers of the Hagiographa.

  2. a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist.

Origin of hagiographer

1
1650–60; <Greek hagiógraph(os) + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for hagiographer

hagiographer

hagiographist

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfə) /


noun
  1. a person who writes about the lives of the saints

  2. one of the writers of the Hagiographa

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