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