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Meanings of hagiography in English

Russian
агиография
Portuguese
hagiográfico
Spanish
hagiográfico
Catalan
hagiogràfica

Biography of a saint or other venerated religious figure.

Related terms
агиография
Synonyms
Examples for "saint's life"
Examples for "saint's life"
1
After this introductory study the book takes up the saint's life in connected order.
Saint Patrick / 1887
2
A saint's life in one man may be less than common honesty in another.
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
3
He was canonized by pope Leo X., whose legate in Poland, Zachary Ferrier, wrote the saint's life.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
4
Brian Lacey's study offers a brief, comprehensive account of the saint's life by carefully separating historical fact from a wealth of folklore and tradition.
The Irish Times
5
General character of the Saint's life-Herchildhood and early piety
The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others
Usage of hagiography in English
1
But surely this can be accomplished without a hagiography of the infamous.
The Guardian
2
Those who thought the Princess a flake will accuse you of hagiography.
The Irish Times
3
I'm Your Man is sympathetic without being a hagiography, thorough and intelligent.
The Irish Times
4
The genre is, of course, very often an excuse for deadeningly dull hagiography.
The Irish Times
5
The authors have given us an apologia, but, mercifully, not quite a hagiography.
The Irish Times
6
It is hardly surprising, therefore, that his review falls little short of hagiography.
The Irish Times
7
But, if you look at this promotion, it borders on hagiography.
The Guardian
8
One can understand why Republicans may be disturbed by this rush to hagiography.
The Irish Times
9
Rocky Elsom's biographer wastes no time entering the realm of hagiography.
The Irish Times
10
There is no sense here, however, that anything other than sleepy hagiography is required.
The Irish Times
11
Unlike 12 Years a Slave, this hagiography delivers no shocks and will disquiet few.
The Guardian
12
The centenary of the 1916 rising produced plenty of self-congratulation, hagiography and commercial opportunism.
The Guardian
13
But the clips are pushing us firmly towards hagiography territory.
The Irish Times
14
His meandering trail leads neither to hagiography nor denunciation.
The Guardian
15
Any movement that avoids hagiography, that critically evaluates its own traditions, is healthy and confident.
The Guardian
16
The Murdoch book turned out to be a hagiography.
The new yorker