hagiology

[ hag-ee-ol-uh-jee, hey-jee- ]

noun,plural hag·i·ol·o·gies for 2, 3.
  1. the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.

  2. a biography or narrative of a saint or saints.

  1. a collection of such biographies or narratives.

Origin of hagiology

1
First recorded in 1800–10; hagio- + -logy

Other words from hagiology

  • hag·i·o·log·ic [hag-ee-uh-loj-ik, hey-jee-], /ˌhæg i əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌheɪ dʒi-/, hag·i·o·log·i·cal, adjective
  • hag·i·ol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hagiology

hagiology

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /


nounplural -gies
  1. literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints

    • a biography of a saint

    • a collection of such biographies

  1. an authoritative canon of saints

  2. a history of sacred writings

Derived forms of hagiology

  • hagiologic (ˌhæɡɪəˈlɒdʒɪk) or hagiological, adjective
  • hagiologist, noun

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