hagiographer

Noun

Meaning

One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hagiologist hagiographist author historian chronicler pen scribe annalist hagiography man of letters menology iconographer image maker pictorialist iconologist

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Hypernyms

biographer

Related terms

hagiography

Examples

His mother's chaplain and hagiographer Thurgot was named Bishop of Saint Andrews (or Cell Rígmonaid) in 1107, presumably by Alexander's order. Source: Internet

The popular hagiographer assertions that have claimed the family's descent from the Caliph Abu Bakr does not hold on closer examination and is rejected by modern scholars. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hagiocratic hagiographa hagiographal hagiographic hagiographical hagiographically