hagiography
noun, plural hag·i·og·ra·phies.
Origin of hagiography
Examples from the Web for hagiography
Contemporary Examples of hagiography
She wants a “hagiography,” and the conflicts and confusions that ensue provide The Last Word with its comic momentum.
One has to be careful not to descend into a mess of hagiography.
David Foster Wallace, Traditionalist? Considering ‘Both Flesh and Not: Essays’David Masciotra
November 2, 2012
Blogger Jonathan Tobin commemorated the event with a burst of hagiography.
Called, aptly, Sergio, the film teeters on the brink of hagiography.
The book is a counterpunch to the volumes of Oprah hagiography the publishing business has churned out over the years.
Historical Examples of hagiography
The "Legende Doree" was especially opulent in Roman hagiography.
The Crime of Sylvestre BonnardAnatole France
But the great and absorbing subject of poetry in this age is Hagiography.
Anglo-Saxon LiteratureJohn Earle
To him the problems of archaeology, history, and hagiography are impertinent.
ArtClive Bell
Therefore, the psychologist finds the study of hagiography teeming with information.
Metapsychical PhenomenaJ. Maxwell
I think you ought to prepare a compendium of hagiography or a really informative work on heraldry.
L-basJ. K. Huysmans