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hag·i·ol·o·gy
(hăg′ē-ŏl′ə-jē, hā′jē-)n. pl. hag·i·ol·o·gies
1. Literature dealing with the lives of saints.
2. A collection of sacred writings.
3. An authoritative list of saints.
hag′i·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), hag′i·o·log′i·cal adj.
hag′i·ol′o·gist n.
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hagiology
(ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ)n, pl -gies
1. (Theology) literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints
2. (Theology)
a. a biography of a saint
b. a collection of such biographies
3. (Theology) an authoritative canon of saints
4. (Theology) a history of sacred writings
hagiologic, ˌhagioˈlogical adj
ˌhagiˈologist n
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hag•i•ol•o•gy
(ˌhæg iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌheɪ dʒi-)n., pl. -gies.
1. the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
2.
a. a biography or narrative of a saint or saints.
b. a collection of such works.
[1800–10]
hag`i•o•log′ic (-əˈlɒdʒ ɪk) hag`i•o•log′i•cal, adj.
hag`i•ol′o•gist, n.
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hagiology
1. the branch of literature comprising the lives and legends of the saints.
2. a biography or narrative of the life of a saint or saints.
3. a collection of such biographies. — hagiologist, n. — hagiologic, hagiological, adj.
See also: Saints 2. a biography or narrative of the life of a saint or saints.
3. a collection of such biographies. — hagiologist, n. — hagiologic, hagiological, adj.
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Noun 1. hagiology - literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
literary composition, literary work - imaginative or creative writing
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hagiology
n (form) → Hagiologie f (spec)
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