hagiographer
hagiographer · hagiographers
агиограф, составитель жизнеописания святых
Someone who writes the biography of a saintSomeone who writes the biography of a saint.
UK/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfə/US/ˌhæɡiˈɑɡɹəfɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesSomeone who writes the biography of a saint.
агио́графagiógraf, состави́тель жизнеописа́ния святы́хsostavítelʹ žizneopisánija svjatýx
(derogatory, figuratively)Someone who writes in an excessively flattering and laudatory way about a person (as if that person were a saint).
A writer of any of the Hagiographa․
More definitions
- the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
someone who writes the biography of a saint:
Origin
From hagiography + -er.From hagiography + -er.
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Forms
plural: hagiographers| Singular | hagiographer |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography:hagiographisthagiologist
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhagiography