hagiography

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.
  2. (countable) A biography of a saint.
  3. (broadly, countable) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
  4. (countable, derogatory, uncountable) A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.

Konzepte

Lebensbeschreibung der Heiligen

Hagiographie

Synonyme

narrative of the saints

Übersetzungen

agiografía

hagiografia

αγιογραφία

azizlerin hayat öyküsü

αγιολογία

hagiographia

Hagiografia

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From hagio- + -graphy.

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