hagiografie

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios, holy) + -γραφία (-graphía, writing).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ha‧gio‧gra‧fie

Noun

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hagiografie f (plural hagiografieën, diminutive hagiografietje n)

  1. hagiography

Usage notes

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The diminutive automatically induces the derogatory sense.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French hagiographie. By surface analysis, hagio- +‎ -grafie.

Noun

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hagiografie f (uncountable)

  1. hagiography

Declension

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