- hagiographist
- hag·i·og·ra·phist
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hagiographist
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hagiographist — noun the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography • Syn: ↑hagiographer, ↑hagiologist • Derivationally related forms: ↑hagiography (for: ↑hagiographer) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hagiographer — /hag ee og reuh feuhr, hay jee /, n. 1. one of the writers of the Hagiographa. 2. a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist. Also, hagiographist. [1650 60; < Gk hagiógraph(os) + ER1] * * * … Universalium
Hymnody and Hymnology — • Hymnody means exactly hymn song , but as the hymn singer as well as the hymn poet are included under (hymnodos), so we also include under hymnody the hymnal verse or religious lyric. Hymnology is the science of hymnody or the historico… … Catholic encyclopedia
hagiographer — /hægiˈɒgrəfə/ (say hagee ogruhfuh), /heɪdʒi / (say hayjee ) noun a writer of lives of the saints; a hagiologist. Also, hagiographist …
hagiographa — n. pl. Old Testament Hebrew scriptures excluding Law and Prophets. ♦ hagiographer, ♦ hagiographist, n. writer of hagiographa; writer of saints lives. ♦ hagiographic, a. ♦ hagiography, n. hagiology … Dictionary of difficult words
biographer — noun someone who writes an account of a person s life • Derivationally related forms: ↑biography • Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author • Hyponyms: ↑autobiographer, ↑hagiographer, ↑hagiographist … Useful english dictionary
hagiologist — noun the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography • Syn: ↑hagiographer, ↑hagiographist • Derivationally related forms: ↑hagiography (for: ↑hagiographer) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
