hagiographies

[US]/ˌhægɪ'ɒgrəfɪ/
[UK]/ˌhæɡɪ'ɑɡrəfi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a biography of a saint

Example Sentences

The book was more of a hagiography than a biography.

Many medieval saints were the subject of hagiographies.

The writer's hagiography of the historical figure was criticized for its lack of objectivity.

The church commissioned a hagiography to be written about the local saint.

She dismissed the biography as a mere hagiography.

The hagiography painted a perfect image of the religious leader.

Hagiographies often emphasize miracles and divine intervention.

The hagiography glossed over the flaws of the saint.

Historians must sift through hagiographies to uncover the truth.

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