Hagiologies

/ˌhæɡiˈɒlədʒiz/ noun

Definition

Plural form: collections of writings, studies, or knowledge about the lives and legends of saints.

Etymology

Plural of 'hagiology,' from Greek 'hagios' (holy) + 'logia' (study/discourse), the '-ies' ending marking multiple instances of saint scholarship or literature.

Kelly Says

Different religions and time periods developed completely different hagiologies—Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic traditions each have their own saint literature and veneration systems.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቅዱሳን የሕይወት ታሪክ አጥንት
khu-doo-sahn yeh-hee-yah-weht tah-reek ah-tah-nt
ARالعربية
سير القديسين
seer al-qadeeseen
BNবাংলা
সন্তজীবনীবিদ্যা
shont-jee-bah-nee-vee-dyah
CACatalà
hagiologia
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
CSČeština
hagiologie
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
DADansk
hagiologi
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
DEDeutsch
Hagiologien
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-en
ELΕλληνικά
αγιολογία
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
ESEspañol
hagiologías
ah-gee-oh-LOH-gee-ahs
FAفارسی
زندگی‌نامه مقدسان
zahnd-gee-NAH-meh mah-kah-dah-sahn
FISuomi
hagiologia
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
FRFrançais
hagiologies
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
GUGU
સંતોનું જીવનચરિત્ર વિજ્ઞાન
sahn-toh-noo jee-vah-nah-chah-ree-troh vij-nyah-n
HAHA
tarihin rayuwar masu tsarki
tah-ree-heen rah-yoo-wahr mah-soo tsah-rkee
HEעברית
הגיוגרפיה
hah-gee-oh-GRAH-fee-ah
HIहिन्दी
संतों की जीवनी विज्ञान
santoh kee jee-vah-nee vij-nyah-n
HUMagyar
hagiológia
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
hagiologi
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
IGIG
akụkọ ndụ nke ndị mmụọ nsọ sayensị
ah-koo-koh ndoo nkeh ndee mmoo-oh nsoh sah-yen-see
ITItaliano
agiologie
ah-jee-oh-LOH-jee
JA日本語
伝記学
den-kee-gaku
KKKK
әулие өмірбаяны ғылымы
ah-oo-lee-eh oh-mee-rah-bah-yah-nah goo-lee-m
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រអ្នកបួស
vee-dee-yah-sah-stroh ah-nahk boo-s
KO한국어
성인전기학
seong-in-jeon-gi-hahk
MRMR
संतांचे जीवनचरित्र शास्त्र
sahn-tahhn-cheh jee-vah-nah-chah-ree-troh shah-strohm
MSBahasa Melayu
hagiologi
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
MYမြန်မာ
ဘုန်းကြီးများ၏ ဘဝပညာ
bohng-kyee-myah-zah boh-wah pah-nyah
NLNederlands
hagiologie
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
NONorsk
hagiologi
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
PAPA
ਸੰਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਜੀਵਨੀ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
sahn-tahhn dee jee-vah-nee vee-gyah-n
PLPolski
hagiologia
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
PTPortuguês
hagiologias
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-ahs
RORomână
hagiologie
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
RUРусский
агиологии
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
SVSvenska
hagiologi
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
SWKiswahili
sayansi ya maandishi ya watakatifu
sah-yah-nsi yah mah-ah-ndee-shee yah wah-tah-kah-tee-foo
TAதமிழ்
அருட்சான்றோர் வரலாற்று அறிவியல்
ah-rood-shah-nroh vah-rah-lah-troh ah-ree-vee-yahl
TEతెలుగు
సన్యాసి జీవిత చరిత్ర శాస్త్రం
sah-nyah-see jee-vee-tah chah-ree-troh shah-strohm
THไทย
ประวัติศาสตร์ศาสนา
pah-rah-tee-sahht sah-nah
TLTL
hagiolohiya
ah-gee-oh-LOH-hee-yah
TRTürkçe
kutsal yazın bilimi
koot-sahl yah-zin bee-lee-mee
UKУкраїнська
агіологія
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
URاردو
سنتوں کی سوانح کا علم
santoh kee sah-wah-nah kah eh-lum
VITiếng Việt
hagiologie
ah-gee-oh-LOH-jee
YOYO
ìmọ̀ Ọlọ́run
ee-moh-oh o-loh-roon
ZH中文
圣传学
shèng chuán xué
ZUZU
incwadi yabantu abahle
in-kwah-dee yah-bahnt-oo ah-bah-hleh

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