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hagiographer

or 󲹲··Dz··󾱲

[ hag-ee-og-ruh-fer, hey-jee- ]

noun

  1. one of the writers of the Hagiographa.
  2. a writer of lives of the saints; hagiologist.

hagiographer

/ ˌæɡɪˈɒɡəə /

noun

  1. a person who writes about the lives of the saints
  2. one of the writers of the Hagiographa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hagiographer1

1650–60; < Greek 󲹲ó ( os ) + -er 1

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