hagiography

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hagios), “‘holy’”) + -γραφία (-graphia), “‘writing’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ˌheɪdʒiˈɑgrəfi/, SAMPA: /%heIdZi"Agr@fi/
  • (UK) IPA: /ˌhægiˈɒgrəfi/, SAMPA: /%h{gi"Qgr@fi/

[edit] Noun

Singular
hagiography

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural hagiographies

hagiography (countable and uncountable; plural hagiographies)

  1. (uncountable) The study of saints.
  2. (countable) A biography of a saint.
  3. (countable) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
  4. (uncountable, by extension) A tactic adopted in Stalinist Russia to increase the popularity and power of Lenin.

[edit] Translations

study of saints
biography of a saint
biography which expresses reverence
tactic to increase Lenin’s popularity
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