hagiographer

or hag·i·og·ra·phist

[ hag-ee-og-ruh-fer, hey-jee- ]

/ ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fər, ˌheɪ dʒi- /

noun

one of the writers of the Hagiographa.

a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist.

Origin of hagiographer

1650–60; <Greek hagiógraph(os) + -er¹

Words nearby hagiographer

hagiarchy, Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of, hagio-, hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler

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Example sentences from the Web for hagiographer

It may be that some hagiographer yet to come will find the stained sheets of fact and memory amid his papers.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such a claim is natural to the hagiographer; yet there lies behind it a certain truth.
Ruysbroeck|Evelyn Underhill
With this end of glorification in view the hagiographer is prepared to swallow everything and record anything.
Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for hagiographer

hagiographer

hagiographist

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfə) /

noun

a person who writes about the lives of the saints

one of the writers of the Hagiographa

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单词	hagiographer
释义	hagiographer or hag·i·og·ra·phist [ hag-ee-og-ruh-fer, hey-jee- ] / ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fər, ˌheɪ dʒi- / noun one of the writers of the Hagiographa. a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist. Origin of hagiographer 1650–60; <Greek hagiógraph(os) + -er¹ Words nearby hagiographer hagiarchy, Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of, hagio-, hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hagiographer It may be that some hagiographer yet to come will find the stained sheets of fact and memory amid his papers. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Such a claim is natural to the hagiographer; yet there lies behind it a certain truth. Ruysbroeck\|Evelyn Underhill With this end of glorification in view the hagiographer is prepared to swallow everything and record anything. Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for hagiographer hagiographer hagiographist / (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfə) / noun a person who writes about the lives of the saints one of the writers of the Hagiographa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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