hag|i|og|ra|phy

hag|i|og|ra|phy
hag|i|og|ra|phy «HAG ee OG ruh fee, HAY jee-», noun, plural -phies.
1. the writing of saints' lives.
2. a book about saints' lives.
3. Figurative. a biography that adulates or idolizes its subject: »

“Proconsul in Politics” is not yet another full-scale life but an argumentative attack on the official hagiography (Manchester Guardian).


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  • hagiography — hag•i•og•ra•phy [[t]ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fi, ˌheɪ dʒi [/t]] n. pl. phies rel the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints • Etymology: 1805–15 hag i•o•graph′ic əˈgræf ɪk hag i•o•graph′i•cal, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • hagiography — hag|i|og|ra|phy [ˌhægiˈɔgrəfi US ˈa:g ] n plural hagiographies [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: hagios holy + English graphy] 1.) a book about the lives of ↑saints 2.) a book about someone that praises them too much …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hagiography — hag|i|og|ra|phy [ ,hægi agrəfi ] noun count 1. ) a book about the lives of SAINTS 2. ) a book about a person s life that deliberately includes only good things about them …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • og — abi·og·e·nist; aero·ge·og·ra·phy; aer·og·ra·phy; al·lot·ri·og·na·thi; an·gi·o·car·di·og·ra·phy; an·gi·og·ra·phy; an·thro·po·ge·og·ra·phy; ar·te·ri·og·ra·phy; au·to·bi·og·ra·pher; au·to·bi·og·ra·phist; au·to·bi·og·ra·phy; ax·og·a·my;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

  • log — log·an; log·a·rithm; log·a·rith·mic; log; log·ger; log·ger·head; log·ger·head·ed; log·gets; log·gia; log·gish; log·i·cal; log·i·cal·i·ty; log·i·cal·iza·tion; log·i·cal·ize; log·i·cism; log·i·cize; log·ic·less; log·i·co ; log·ics; log·man;… …   English syllables

  • ga — ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·ne·ga·tor; abo·ga·do; ab·ro·ga·tion; adeph·a·ga; ad·ro·ga·tion; ae·ga·grop·i·la; ag·gre·ga·ble; ag·gre·ga·tion; ag·gre·ga·tive; agré·ga·tion; ai·ga; aju·ga; alac·ta·ga; al·a·lon·ga; al·ga; al·lac·ta·ga; al·le·ga·tion;… …   English syllables

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