hagiography

English - Turkish

Definition of hagiography in English Turkish dictionary: hayat hikaye; (isim) azizlerin hayat öyküsü; {i} azizlerin hayat öyküsü

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Definition of hagiography in English English dictionary: A biography of a saint; The study of saints; A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject; 1. Biography of saints.2. A worshipful or idealizing biography; A biography of a saint, or one written in a worshipping tone; Literature about the lives or deeds of saints ( Not to be confused with the Hagiographa ); From the late Latin usage, "that which is written about the saints": the type and also the body of literature and knowledge based on written sources and relating to the lives, sufferings, and miracles of the saints; (Gr Hagiologia) The writings of the Church Fathers and the study of the lives of the saints The Orthodox Church is a reservoir of such writings, which the faithful are urged to read for their spiritual growth and development; writing of saints' lives; Literature describing the lives of the saints. Christian hagiography includes stories of saintly monks, bishops, princes, and virgins, with accounts of their martyrdom and of the miracles connected with their relics, tombs, icons, or statues. Written as early as the 2nd century and popular during the Middle Ages, hagiographies focus on lives of individual saints or on stories of a class of saints (e.g., martyrs); Same as Hagiographa; a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint); {i} writings on the lives of saints
hagiographies: plural of hagiography

hagiography

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hag·i·og·ra·phy

hägiägrıfi

/ˌhagēˈägrəfē/ /ˌhæɡiːˈɑːɡrəfiː/

() From Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hagios, “holy”) + -γραφία (-graphia, “writing”).

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