hagiography
noun
the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
hagiographic
-
a word derived from
hagiography.
Example Sentences
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The hagiographic tone of “The Man Will Burn” obscures that.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
While these celebrity docs are hagiographic and formulaic, the interviews with Nadal and family and rivals like Federer and Novak Djokovic do push beyond the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
He rarely, if ever, does interviews about Celtic unless they're hagiographic in tone.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
He’s involved in making the hagiographic documentary of Thomas.
From Slate ● May 9, 2023
Countries, provinces and dioceses also had their special hagiographic collections, conceived according to various plans and executed with more or less historical sense.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
