hagiographie
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
hagio- + -graphie, from Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios, “holy”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /a.ʒjɔ.ɡʁa.fi/
- Homophones: agiographie, agiographies, hagiographies
- Hyphenation: ha‧gio‧gra‧phie
Noun
hagiographie f (plural hagiographies)
- hagiography (study of saints)
- biography of a saint or saints
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hagiographie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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