hagiographie
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hagio- + -graphie, from Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios, “holy”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (mute h) IPA(key): /a.ʒjɔ.ɡʁa.fi/
Audio (file) - Homophones: agiographie, agiographies, hagiographies
- Hyphenation: ha‧gio‧gra‧phie
Noun[edit]
hagiographie f (plural hagiographies)
- hagiography (study of saints)
- biography of a saint or saints
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “hagiographie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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