hagiology

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

noun

, plural hag·i·ol·o·gies

1. the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
2. a biography or narrative of a saint or saints.
3. a collection of such biographies or narratives.

hagiology

/ ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ; ˌhæɡɪəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

1. literature concerned with the lives and legends of saints
2. 1. a biography of a saint
   2. a collection of such biographies
3. an authoritative canon of saints
4. a history of sacred writings

Derived Forms

• hagiologic, adjective
• ˌhagiˈologist, noun

Other Words From

• hag·i·o·log·ic [hag-ee-, uh, -, loj, -ik, hey-jee-], hagi·o·logi·cal adjective
• hagi·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hagiology¹

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

Example Sentences

He earned that moment, and all the Louisiana hagiology that will follow.

From Washington Post

The children of murdered republicans would be brainwashed with mariology and hagiology.

From The Guardian

Names from the great Church festivals fared as badly as those from the hagiology.

From Project Gutenberg

The hagiology of all religions offers endless examples of this type.

From Project Gutenberg

But the bases of hagiology may fairly be said to have been laid at the time when hagiographic documents, hitherto dispersed, were first brought together into collections.

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