hagiography
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From Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hagios), “‘holy’”) + -γραφία (-graphia), “‘writing’”).
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hagiography (countable and uncountable; plural hagiographies)
- (uncountable) The study of saints.
- (countable) A biography of a saint.
- (countable) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
- (uncountable, by extension) A tactic adopted in Stalinist Russia to increase the popularity and power of Lenin.
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study of saints
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biography of a saint
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biography which expresses reverence
tactic to increase Lenin’s popularity
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