hagiographer

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noun

Someone who writes the biography of a saint.

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Meanings

nounhagiographer (plural hagiographers)

plural hagiographers

  1. Someone who writes the biography of a saint.
  2. derogatoryfigurativelySomeone who writes in an excessively flattering and laudatory way about a person (as if that person were a saint).
  3. lifestyleA writer of any of the Hagiographa․

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe author of a worshipful or idealizing biography

Similar
hagiographisthagiologist
Broader
biographer
Also see
hagiographisthagiologist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hagiography + -er.

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Translations

Catalan hagiògraf
  • hagiògrafsomeone who writes the biography of a saint
Dutch hagiograaf
  • hagiograafsomeone who writes the biography of a saint
Finnish hagiografi
  • hagiografisomeone who writes the biography of a saint
French hagiographe, hagiographe
  • hagiographesomeone who writes the biography of a saint
  • hagiographea writer of any of the Hagiographa
Greek αγιογράφος, υμνητής
  • αγιογράφος (agiográfos)someone who writes the biography of a saint
  • υμνητής (ymnitís)someone who writes in a flattering way about a person
  • υμνήτρια (ymnítria)someone who writes in a flattering way about a person
Italian agiografo
  • agiografosomeone who writes the biography of a saint
Latin hagiographus
  • hagiographussomeone who writes the biography of a saint
Polish hagiograf
  • hagiografsomeone who writes the biography of a saint
Portuguese hagiógrafo
  • hagiógrafosomeone who writes the biography of a saint
Russian агио́граф, состави́тель жизнеописа́ния святы́х
  • агио́граф (agiógraf)someone who writes the biography of a saint
  • состави́тель жизнеописа́ния святы́х (sostavítelʹ žizneopisánija svjatýx)someone who writes the biography of a saint
Spanish hagiógrafo
  • hagiógrafosomeone who writes the biography of a saint
Cite this entry
APA

hagiographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagiographer

MLA

“hagiographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagiographer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hagiographer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagiographer.

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