hagiography

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

   Lebensbeschreibung der Heiligen

   агиогра́фияagiográfija, житие́žitijé, житие́ святы́хžitijé svjatýx

2. (исчисляемое)A biography of a saint.

   Lebensbeschreibung der Heiligen

   агиогра́фияagiográfija, жити́йная литерату́раžitíjnaja literatúra, житие́žitijé

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

3. (шире, исчисляемое)A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.

   житие́žitijé

4. (исчисляемое, пренебрежительное, неисчисляемое)A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.

правильный