Associations to the word «Hagiography»
Noun
- Text
- Buddha
- Easter
- Reliability
- Tale
- Pollution
- Abu
- St
- Krishna
- Crosse
- Prostitute
- Christian
- Morality
- Catholicism
- Chariot
- Ad
- Dictionary
- Deacon
- Islam
- Sexuality
- Tibet
- Autobiography
- Guru
- Bible
- Account
- Ritual
- Vladimir
- Bishop
- Writing
- Ac
- Index
- Corpus
- Benedict
- Roman
- Patriarch
- Clare
- Guidance
- Davies
- Life
- Myth
- Gender
- Ballad
- Ellis
- Edwards
- Din
- Herbert
- Calendar
- Folk
- Translation
- Verse
- Historian
- Su
- Source
- Conversion
- Shrine
- Treatise
- Theme
- Fisher
- Praise
- Liu
- Evans
- Divine
- Book
- Emperor
- Compilation
- Commentary
- Collection
- Author
- Work
Adjective
Wiktionary
HAGIOGRAPHY, noun. (uncountable) The study of saints.
HAGIOGRAPHY, noun. (countable) A biography of a saint.
HAGIOGRAPHY, noun. (countable) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
HAGIOGRAPHY, noun. (pejorative) A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.
Dictionary definition
HAGIOGRAPHY, noun. A biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint).
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.