Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios, holy) + -γραφία (-graphía, writing).

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: ha‧gio‧gra‧fie

Noun edit

hagiografie f (plural hagiografieën, diminutive hagiografietje n)

  1. hagiography

Usage notes edit

The diminutive automatically induces the derogatory sense.

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French hagiographie. By surface analysis, hagio- +‎ -grafie.

Noun edit

hagiografie f (uncountable)

  1. hagiography

Declension edit