hagiographic

English

Etymology

hagiography +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/

Adjective

hagiographic (comparative more hagiographic, superlative most hagiographic)

1. Of or pertaining to hagiography.
   • 1987, Jean-Yves Girard, “Linear Logic”, in Theoretical Computer Science, 50, p.15:

     But the stakes are clearly higher than in the hagiographic viewpoint expressed in [Girard, 1971] and a change of syntax (as the one coming from linear logic) may occur from disturbing semantics.

2. (by extension) Uncritically reverent; adulating.
   • 2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he’s making China great”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     “Chairman Xi is a world leader. His book on governance has sold out in many countries across the world,” Zhong gushed, parroting the unashamedly hagiographic bulletins in which the party news agency Xinhua excels.

Translations

of or pertaining to hagiography

• Dutch: hagiografisch (nl)
• French: hagiographique (fr)
• German: hagiografisch (de)
• Italian: agiografico (it)