(countable, by extension) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
hagiography
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hagiography.
Editorial note
Your blog reads like an ongoing hagiography of the sort the North Koreans would write.
Quick take
(countable, by extension) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hagiography gathered in one view.
(derogatory) A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.
(countable) A biography of a saint.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hagiography.
noun
(countable, by extension) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
noun
(derogatory) A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.
noun
(countable) A biography of a saint.
noun
(uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.
Example sentences
Your blog reads like an ongoing hagiography of the sort the North Koreans would write.
Interesting to keep in mind next time the Elon Musk hagiography starts up again...
His analysis tends towards hagiography of individual scientists, with less attention for context.
There might be a bit of hagiography of the GC in the original story based on what Ben now knows could have happened.
In four words you've said more than the entire hagiography of TFA.
Believing that requires no acts of deification or hagiography on my part.
Not to dwelve too far into Oracle hagiography but, >During the 1970s, after a brief stint at Amdahl Corporation, Ellison began working for Ampex Corporation.
The apartheid regime might have justified extreme measures that killed civilians, but his hands are not as clean as you would imagine from the hagiography.
Tim Cook hagiography!= world's best journalism Neither is war propaganda.
I'm kind of uncomfortable with the degree of hagiography surrounding Aaron Swartz these days.
It's not a self-serving hagiography, at least from my sample.
Your comment sounds too much like hagiography to me.
Quote examples
Edwards writes, "Enough engineers sang his praises that this book could have been written entirely as a hagiography of Saint Urs, Keeper of the Blessed Code." The second is Jeff Dean.
After a few paragraphs I said to myself "this looks like a criminal hagiography." Seems like it worked.
I guess if someone were writing a hagiography of me I'd prefer that they use "Graham-Cumming", e.g.
Now I'm "a pig" because I'm a little skeptical of the tired Eisenhower hagiography one always reads in these threads?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hagiography in a sentence?
Your blog reads like an ongoing hagiography of the sort the North Koreans would write.
What does hagiography mean?
(countable, by extension) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
What part of speech is hagiography?
hagiography is commonly used as noun.