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.

hagiographer

/ ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfə /

noun

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

2. one of the writers of the Hagiographa

Word History and Origins

Origin of hagiographer¹

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

Example Sentences

Ambrose may have been an academically trained historian, but he seemed to pride himself on being a hagiographer.

From New York Times

Hansen is not a hagiographer, and parts of the book are unflattering and depart from official Cuban lore.

From Washington Post

Its portrait of Berlin, and everyone around him except his sainted wife Ellin, is so sour and clammy that you might think it was written by a character assassin instead of a hagiographer.

From New York Times

How he grew an inch, at the age of 70, is a story that has escaped his hagiographers at Fox.

From Seattle Times

As his hagiographers tell the story, Kim II Sung’s most important intellectual achievement—his brilliant juche idea—asserts that national pride goes hand in glove with self-reliance.

From Literature