hagiographicadj.

Brit.

/ˌhaɡɪə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/,

/ˌheɪdʒɪə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, U.S.

/ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/,

/ˌheɪdʒiəˈɡræfɪk/,

/ˌheɪɡiəˈɡræfɪk/

Forms: 1700s– hagiographic, 1900s– agiographic (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin hagiographicus , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin hagiographicus of or relating to the Hagiographa (1566 or earlier) < hagiographa Hagiographa n. + -icus -ic suffix; compare -graphic comb. form. Compare earlier hagiographical adj.With the development of sense 2 compare hagiography n. 1a. Compare French hagiographique of or relating to saints or saints' lives (1694 or earlier), of or relating to the Hagiographa (1704 or earlier).

1. With capital initial. Of or relating to the Hagiographa, the third of the three canonical divisions of the Hebrew scriptures.

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hagiographal1565

hagiographicala1652

hagiographic1769

1769 H. Owen Enq. Present State Septuagint iii. 28 Let the Interpreters of the Prophetic and Hagiographic Books be who they will, they were acquainted, we may be sure, with the Greek Version of the Pentateuch.

1888 A. Cave Inspiration Old Test. viii. 455 There is Hagiographic Inspiration enabling the assimilation of Revelation.

1988 E. Levine Aramaic Version Bible Introd. Ess. iv. 27 The targum of Proverbs differs from the other Hagiographic targums in that it bears marked Syriac linguistic characteristics.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of hagiographies, or accounts of the lives of saints.

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hagiological1776

hagiographic1819

hagiologic1826

hagiographical1851

1819 R. Southey in Q. Rev. Apr. 378 The Devil began to act a greater part in hagiographic romance.

1893 Athenæum 24 June 791/2 This life of St. Edmund is..a curious compound of genuine historical research and hagiographic adulation.

2013 R. Bartlett Why can Dead do Such Great Things? xiii. 582 The earliest hagiographic writing in German is the Old High German Song of St. George (Georgslied).

3. Usually somewhat depreciative. Of the nature of, or characteristic of, biography which idealizes or idolizes its subject.

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1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Jan. 19/2 Undoubtedly it does approach nearer to the conclusions of Mr. Dakin..than does the hagiographic portrait her followers still prefer to accept.

2020 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 22 May The documentary maintains an uncritical and even hagiographic view of the program's stated premise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hagiographic
释义	hagiographicadj. Brit. /ˌhaɡɪə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, /ˌheɪdʒɪə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/, /ˌheɪdʒiəˈɡræfɪk/, /ˌheɪɡiəˈɡræfɪk/ Forms: 1700s– hagiographic, 1900s– agiographic (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin hagiographicus , -ic suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin hagiographicus of or relating to the Hagiographa (1566 or earlier) < hagiographa Hagiographa n. + -icus -ic suffix; compare -graphic comb. form. Compare earlier hagiographical adj.With the development of sense 2 compare hagiography n. 1a. Compare French hagiographique of or relating to saints or saints' lives (1694 or earlier), of or relating to the Hagiographa (1704 or earlier). 1. With capital initial. Of or relating to the Hagiographa, the third of the three canonical divisions of the Hebrew scriptures. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Hebrew scripture > [adjective] > Hagiographa hagiographal1565 hagiographicala1652 hagiographic1769 1769 H. Owen Enq. Present State Septuagint iii. 28 Let the Interpreters of the Prophetic and Hagiographic Books be who they will, they were acquainted, we may be sure, with the Greek Version of the Pentateuch. 1888 A. Cave Inspiration Old Test. viii. 455 There is Hagiographic Inspiration enabling the assimilation of Revelation. 1988 E. Levine Aramaic Version Bible Introd. Ess. iv. 27 The targum of Proverbs differs from the other Hagiographic targums in that it bears marked Syriac linguistic characteristics. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of hagiographies, or accounts of the lives of saints. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [adjective] > literature about hagiological1776 hagiographic1819 hagiologic1826 hagiographical1851 1819 R. Southey in Q. Rev. Apr. 378 The Devil began to act a greater part in hagiographic romance. 1893 Athenæum 24 June 791/2 This life of St. Edmund is..a curious compound of genuine historical research and hagiographic adulation. 2013 R. Bartlett Why can Dead do Such Great Things? xiii. 582 The earliest hagiographic writing in German is the Old High German Song of St. George (Georgslied). 3. Usually somewhat depreciative. Of the nature of, or characteristic of, biography which idealizes or idolizes its subject. ΚΠ 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Jan. 19/2 Undoubtedly it does approach nearer to the conclusions of Mr. Dakin..than does the hagiographic portrait her followers still prefer to accept. 2020 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 22 May The documentary maintains an uncritical and even hagiographic view of the program's stated premise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1769
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