HAGIOGRAPHY

hagiography

(noun) a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hagiography (countable and uncountable, plural hagiographies)

(uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.

(countable) A biography of a saint.

(countable) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.

(pejorative) A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.

Source: Wiktionary


Ha`gi*og"ra*phy (, 277), n.

Definition: Same Hagiographa.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


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