HAGIOLOGIST

hagiographer, hagiographist, hagiologist

(noun) the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hagiologist (plural hagiologists)

A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.

Source: Wiktionary


Ha`gi*ol"o*gist, n.

Definition: One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer. Tylor. Hagiologists have related it without scruple. Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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