hagiography
noun
the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
hagiographies
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pluralof hagiography.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She examined frescoes, illuminated manuscripts, hagiographies, and letters, uncovering materials that had been misdated or wrongly attributed.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026
Also, picture book biographies are prone to feel more like hagiographies, where events or personality traits that might be awkward or boring to explain to a child reader are sugarcoated or altogether omitted.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
They can range from Kitty Kelly’s unauthorized assessments of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Reagan to countless hagiographies in which the subject has final say over the manuscript.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2021
Schwartz provides a very balanced examination of Kissinger’s intellectual and political trajectory, neither prejudicially critical nor too laudatory: a solid middle ground between the numerous “war criminal” condemnations and the many “SuperK” hagiographies.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2020
The picture exhibited in the hagiographies is truly the reign of the saints.
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton
