Hagiology

[,hægi'ɒlәdʒi]

Definition

(noun.) literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints.

Typist: Shelley--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints.

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Definition

n. history of saints.—n. Hagiog′rapher a writer of saints' lives.—adjs. Hagiograph′ic -al pertaining to the writing of saints' lives.—ns. Hagiog′raphy the lives of saints as a branch of literature; Hagiol′ater one who worships saints; Hagiol′atry the worship of saints.—adjs. Hagiolog′ic -al.—n. Hagiol′ogist one versed in the legends of saints.

Typist: Tito