hagiographer

or hag·i·og·ra·phist

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

/ ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fər, ˌheɪ dʒi- /

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noun

one of the writers of the Hagiographa.

a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist.

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Origin of hagiographer

1650–60; <Greek hagiógraph(os) + -er¹

Words nearby hagiographer

hagiarchy, Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of, hagio-, hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler

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How to use hagiographer in a sentence

It may be that some hagiographer yet to come will find the stained sheets of fact and memory amid his papers.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Relin was not some hack hagiographer who regurgitated whatever his primary source told him.
The Death of Co-Author of ‘Three Cups of Tea’ Is Ruled Suicide|Michael Daly|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But it is unlikely that the Premier will find a more competent hagiographer.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 31, 1920|Various
With this end of glorification in view the hagiographer is prepared to swallow everything and record anything.
Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda|Anonymous

Such a claim is natural to the hagiographer; yet there lies behind it a certain truth.
Ruysbroeck|Evelyn Underhill

British Dictionary definitions for hagiographer

hagiographer

hagiographist

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfə) /

noun

a person who writes about the lives of the saints

one of the writers of the Hagiographa

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