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Definition of: hagiography
(hag′ē ·og′rə ·fē, hā′jē-) noun plural ·phies
1. The writing or study of saints' lives.
2. A collection of biographies of saints.
—hag′i·og′ra·phal adjective
—hag′i·og′ra·pher noun
—hag·i·o·graph·ic (hag′ē ·ə ·graf′ik, hā′jē-) or ·i·cal adjective
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