hagiographie

French

Alternative forms

• agiographie

Etymology

From hagio- +‎ -graphie, from Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios, “holy”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.ʒjɔ.ɡʁa.fi/

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• Homophones: agiographie, agiographies, hagiographies
• Hyphenation: ha‧gio‧gra‧phie

Noun

hagiographie f (plural hagiographies)

1. hagiography (study of saints)
2. biography of a saint or saints

Derived terms

• hagiographique

Further reading

• “hagiographie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.