hagiography

Significado (Inglés)

  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.

Sinónimos

narrative of the saints

Traducións

agiografía

hagiografia

Lebensbeschreibung der Heiligen

αγιογραφία

Hagiographie

Hagiografia

Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfi/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From hagio- + -graphy.

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