hagiography

英 [,hægɪ'ɒgrəfɪ] 美 [,hæɡɪ'ɑɡrəfi]
  • n. 圣徒传记;圣徒言行录
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hagiography 圣徒传记,吹捧性的传记

hagio-,神圣的,圣徒,-graph,写。引申词义吹捧性的传记。

hagiography (n.)
"sacred writing," especially of saints' lives, 1821, from hagio- "holy" + -graphy. Related: Hagiographic (1809); hagiographical (1580s); hagiographer (1650s).