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hagiographer

/ˌhæɡ.iˈɒɡ.rə.fər/

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noun

/ˌhæɡ.iˈɒɡ.rə.fər/C2formal
  • ruАвтор биографий, написанных с чрезмерным почтением или идеализацией, часто о житиях святых.

A noun referring to a writer of biographies that treat their subject with excessive reverence or idealization, often associated with saints' lives.

  1. Author of a worshipful biographyC2formal

    A writer who composes a biography that is excessively admiring or idealizes its subject, often a saint or religious figure.

    ruАвтор восхваляющей биографии

    • The hagiographer portrayed the monk as a flawless being.
    • Medieval hagiographers often included miraculous events in their accounts.
    • Critics accused the biographer of being a mere hagiographer rather than an objective historian.

    Synonymseulogistpanegyrist

Forms
  • hagiographers plural form
  • hagiographers' possessive plural form
  • hagiographer's possessive singular form