Definitions for hagiologist
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hag•i•ol•o•gyˌhæg iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌheɪ dʒi-(n.)(pl.)-gies.
the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
Category: Literature, Religion
a biography or narrative of a saint or saints. a collection of such works.
Category: Literature, Religion
Origin of hagiology:
1800–10
hag`i•ol′o•gist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
hagiographer, hagiographist, hagiologist(noun)
the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
Webster Dictionary
Hagiologist(noun)
one who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer
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