hagiology

[ hag-ee-ol-uh-jee, hey-jee- ]

/ ˌhæg iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌheɪ dʒi- /

noun, plural hag·i·ol·o·gies for 2, 3.

the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.

a biography or narrative of a saint or saints.

a collection of such biographies or narratives.

Origin of hagiology

First recorded in 1800–10; hagio- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM hagiology

hag·i·o·log·ic

[hag-ee-uh-loj-ik, hey-jee-], /ˌhæg i əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, hag·i·o·log·i·cal, adjectivehag·i·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby hagiology

hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler, hagridden, hagride, Hague

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Example sentences from the Web for hagiology

The curious thing is that in that tale the prophet is aided by one of the few women who play much part in the hagiology of Islam.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
The saints of Heaven shine dimly through a nebulous haze of hagiology.
Americans and Others|Agnes Repplier
I incline, however, to etymology rather than hagiology for the real derivation.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 114, January 3, 1852|Various
St. Fillan, it may be mentioned is a personage of great sanctity in Scottish hagiology.
Scottish Loch Scenery|Thomas A. Croal

And as a phenomenon, let us not deceive ourselves on the magnitude of the Christian hagiology.
Short Studies on Great Subjects|James Anthony Froude

British Dictionary definitions for hagiology

hagiology

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints

a biography of a saint
a collection of such biographies

an authoritative canon of saints

a history of sacred writings

Derived forms of hagiology

hagiologic (ˌhæɡɪəˈlɒdʒɪk) or hagiological, adjectivehagiologist, noun

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单词	hagiology
释义	hagiology [ hag-ee-ol-uh-jee, hey-jee- ] / ˌhæg iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌheɪ dʒi- / noun, plural hag·i·ol·o·gies for 2, 3. the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints. a biography or narrative of a saint or saints. a collection of such biographies or narratives. Origin of hagiology First recorded in 1800–10; hagio- + -logy OTHER WORDS FROM hagiology hag·i·o·log·ic [hag-ee-uh-loj-ik, hey-jee-], /ˌhæg i əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, hag·i·o·log·i·cal, adjectivehag·i·ol·o·gist, noun Words nearby hagiology hagiocracy, Hagiographa, hagiographer, hagiography, hagiolatry, hagiology, hagioscope, Hagler, hagridden, hagride, Hague Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hagiology The curious thing is that in that tale the prophet is aided by one of the few women who play much part in the hagiology of Islam. Greenmantle\|John Buchan The saints of Heaven shine dimly through a nebulous haze of hagiology. Americans and Others\|Agnes Repplier I incline, however, to etymology rather than hagiology for the real derivation. Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 114, January 3, 1852\|Various St. Fillan, it may be mentioned is a personage of great sanctity in Scottish hagiology. Scottish Loch Scenery\|Thomas A. Croal And as a phenomenon, let us not deceive ourselves on the magnitude of the Christian hagiology. Short Studies on Great Subjects\|James Anthony Froude British Dictionary definitions for hagiology hagiology / (ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ) / noun plural -gies literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints a biography of a saint a collection of such biographies an authoritative canon of saints a history of sacred writings Derived forms of hagiology hagiologic (ˌhæɡɪəˈlɒdʒɪk) or hagiological, adjectivehagiologist, noun 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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