hagiology

American  

[hag-ee-ol-uh-jee, hey-jee-] / ˌhæg iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌheɪ dʒi- /

noun

plural

hagiologies

1. the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.

2. a biography or narrative of a saint or saints.

3. a collection of such biographies or narratives.

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hagiology British  

/ ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌhæɡɪəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

1. literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints

2. 1. a biography of a saint

   2. a collection of such biographies

3. an authoritative canon of saints

4. a history of sacred writings

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Other Word Forms

• hagiologic
  adjective
• hagiological
  adjective
• hagiologist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of hagiology

First recorded in 1800–10; hagio- + -logy

Example Sentences

Hagiology abounds in instances of this description, which in many respects bring it into line with mythology.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Not a few physicians of the mind have deserved to be canonized; and to our psychological Hagiology, I would now add the name of Isaac Ray.

From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Tuke, Daniel Hack

Hagiology is naturally an important department in Ethiopic literature.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

The subjects of the older Pastorales are drawn from three sources—from the Bible; from the lives of the Saints, or Hagiology; from the Chansons de Geste and Romances of Chivalry.

From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth

The names of those best known are as follows:— From the Bible and Hagiology.

From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth