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Meaning of hagiographer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌhæɡiˈɑɡɹəfɚ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Ελληνικά αγιογράφος υμνητής υμνήτρια
Español hagiógrafo
Suomi hagiografi
Français hagiographe
Հայերեն սրբագիր
Italiano agiografo
Latina hagiographus
Nederlands hagiograaf
Polski hagiograf
Português hagiógrafo
Русский агио́граф состави́тель жизнеописа́ния святы́х

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hagiographist hagiography hagiolater hagiolatry hagiological hagiologist

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