Definitions for hagiographerˌhæg iˈɒg rə fər, ˌheɪ dʒi-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hag•i•og•ra•pherˌhæg iˈɒg rə fər, ˌheɪ dʒi-(n.)
also hag`i•og′ra•phist
one of the writers of the Hagiographa.
Category: Religion
a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist.
Category: Religion
Origin of hagiographer:
1650–60
Princeton's WordNet
hagiographer, hagiographist, hagiologist(noun)
the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
Wiktionary
hagiographer(Noun)
someone who writes the biography of a saint
hagiographer(Noun)
someone who writes praising and flattering things about a person (as if that person were a saint)
Webster Dictionary
Hagiographer(noun)
one of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints
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