hagiographist

• Nom désignant une personne qui écrit une biographie de manière excessivement enthousiaste ou idéalisée, traitant souvent son sujet avec une vénération non critique.

A noun referring to a person who writes a biography that is excessively worshipful or idealizing, often treating its subject with uncritical reverence.

1. Author of idealizing biographyC2formal

   A writer who composes a biography that is excessively worshipful or idealizing, often focusing on the saintly or heroic aspects of the subject.

   hagiographe idolâtre

   • The hagiographist portrayed the leader as flawless and without any human weaknesses.
   • Critics accused the biographer of being a mere hagiographist rather than an objective historian.
   • The book was written by a hagiographist who ignored all the controversial aspects of the subject's life.

   Synonymeshagiographer

   Antonymescriticmuckraker