definition of the word hagiographyby the Wiktionnary
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From Greek άγιος (hagios), “‘holy’”) + -γραφία (-graphy), “‘writing’”).
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hagiography (countable and uncountable; plural hagiographies)
- (uncountable) The study of saints.
- (countable) A biography of a saint.
- (countable) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
- (uncountable, by extension) A tactic adopted in Stalinist Russia to increase the popularity and power of Lenin.
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