Definition
Written or told in a way that makes someone seem more perfect, holy, or heroic than they actually were, often overlooking their flaws.
Etymology
From Greek 'hagios' (holy) + 'graphikos' (of writing), combining to mean writing about saints. The term evolved in medieval contexts to describe biographies of saints, then broadened to mean any overly flattering account.
Kelly Says
Medieval monks wrote hagiographic accounts of saints to inspire faith, but modern historians realized they were so idealized that we had to dig through actual documents to find out what these people were really like!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቅዱስ ጽሑፍ
qidus ts'ahruf
ARالعربية
حagiographic
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
BNবাংলা
পবিত্র-লেখক
pa-bita-lekha-k
CACatalà
hagiogràfic
ha-hee-o-gra-fik
CSČeština
hagiografický
ha-hee-o-graf-i-cky
DADansk
hagiografisk
ha-hee-o-graf-isk
DEDeutsch
hagiographisch
ha-hee-o-graf-ish
ELΕλληνικά
αἰγιογραφικός
a-ee-o-graf-ikos
ESEspañol
hagiográfico
a-hee-o-graf-iko
FAفارسی
زندگینامهای
zendegi-namah-i
FISuomi
hagiografinen
ha-hee-o-gra-fi-nen
FRFrançais
hagiographique
a-hee-o-graf-ik
GUGU
પુરુષાર્થ
pu-ru-sarth
HAHA
littafin tsarki
lit-ta-fin ts-ar-ki
HEעברית
היסטורי
his-to-ri
HIहिन्दी
पवित्रलेखीय
pavitra-lekhi-ya
HUMagyar
hagiográfiai
ha-hee-o-graf-ai
IDBahasa Indonesia
hagiografik
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
IGIG
akụkọ Ọkpuru
a-ku-ko ok-pu-ru
ITItaliano
agiografico
a-hee-o-grah-fee-ko
KKKK
халық аңызы
ha-lyq a-n-yzy
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ
bravatt-sa-sa-tra
KO한국어
성서적인
seongseojeok-in
MRMR
पवित्रलेख
pa-vitra-lekha
MSBahasa Melayu
hagiografik
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
MYမြန်မာ
ရှင်ကြီး စာ
shing-kyae-sa
NLNederlands
hagiographisch
ha-hee-o-graf-ish
NONorsk
hagiografisk
ha-hee-o-graf-isk
PAPA
ਪਵित्र-ਲੇਖ
pa-vitra-lekha
PLPolski
hagiograficzny
ha-hee-o-graf-ich-ny
PTPortuguês
hagiográfico
a-hee-o-graf-iko
RORomână
hagiografic
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
RUРусский
хагиографический
kha-gee-o-graf-iches-ky
SVSvenska
hagiografisk
ha-hee-o-graf-isk
SWKiswahili
hagiographic
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த
si-ran-tha
TEతెలుగు
పవిత్ర గ్రంథం
pa-vitra gra-ntham
THไทย
เขียนชีวประวัติ
khian chiwat pra-wat
TLTL
hagiographic
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
TRTürkçe
hagiografik
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
UKУкраїнська
хагіографічний
kha-hee-o-graf-ich-ny
URاردو
عِلم الآثار
ilm al-athar
VITiếng Việt
hagiographic
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
YOYO
hagiographic
ha-hee-o-graf-ik
ZH中文
传记文学的
chuánjì wénxué de
ZUZU
hagiographic
ha-hee-o-graf-ik