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.
Nearby words
- hagia sophia, cathedral of,
- hagiarchy,
- hagio-,
- hagiocracy,
- hagiographa,
- hagiographic,
- hagiography,
- hagiolatry,
- hagiology,
- hagioscope
Origin of hagiographer
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Examples from the Web for hagiographer
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 BEASTSuch a claim is natural to the hagiographer; yet there lies behind it a certain truth.
Ruysbroeck|Evelyn UnderhillWith this end of glorification in view the hagiographer is prepared to swallow everything and record anything.
Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda|Anonymous
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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