Hagiologist

/ˌhæɡiˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun

Definition

A scholar or expert who studies the lives, legends, and veneration of saints.

Etymology

From Greek 'hagios' (holy) + 'logia' (study) + '-ist' (one who practices), forming the term for experts in saint biography and religious history.

Kelly Says

Medieval hagiologists were like celebrity biographers of their era, but instead of writing about famous people, they documented miracles and holy deeds to inspire spiritual devotion.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቅዱስ ታሪክ አስተማሪ
ḳəddus tārīk āstəmārī
ARالعربية
عالم دراسات القديسين
ʿālim dirāsāt al-qiddīsīn
BNবাংলা
সন্তবিদ
santabida
CACatalà
hagiòleg
/əd͡ʒiˈɔlək/
CSČeština
hagiolog
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡ/
DADansk
hagiolog
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔ/
DEDeutsch
Hagiologe
/haɡioˈloːɡə/
ELΕλληνικά
αγιολόγος
agiologos
ESEspañol
hagiólogo
ah-gee-oh-loh-goh
FAفارسی
عالم دراسات مقدسین
ʿālim dirāsāt muqaddasīn
FISuomi
hagiologi
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡi/
FRFrançais
hagiologue
/aʒiɔlɔɡ/
GUGU
સંતવિદ્યાર્થી
santavidyārthī
HAHA
masanin ilimin tsarkaka
/ma.sa.nin i.li.min tsar.ka.ka/
HEעברית
חוקר קדושים
ḥōqer qədōshīm
HIहिन्दी
संतविद्या
santavidyā
HUMagyar
hagiológus
/hɑːd͡ʒioːloːɡuʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
hagiolis
/hɑːd͡ʒi.o.lis/
IGIG
onye ọkpụkpọ agụmakwụkwọ
/ɔ̃.je ɔ̃.kpʊ́.kpɔ aɡʊ.ma.kwʊ.kwɔ/
ITItaliano
agiologo
/aʒiˈɔːloɡo/
KKKK
қасиеттілік туралы ғалым
qasıettiılık turalı ğalým
KMKM
អ្នកសិក្សាពីបុព្វបុរស
ʼâhnăk sĕk sa pĭ pŭp pŏrŭs
MRMR
संतविद्या
santavidyā
MSBahasa Melayu
hagiolis
/hɑːd͡ʒi.o.lis/
MYမြန်မာ
ဘုန်းကြီးပညာရှိ
bhone kyi panyasha
NLNederlands
hagioloog
/hɑːd͡ʒi.oːlɔx/
NONorsk
hagiolog
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡ/
PAPA
ਸੰਤ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ
sant vidvān
PLPolski
hagiolog
/haɡiˈɔlɔɡ/
PTPortuguês
hagiólogo
ah-gee-oh-loh-goo
RORomână
hagiolog
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡ/
RUРусский
агиолог
agiolohg
SVSvenska
hagiolog
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡ/
SWKiswahili
mhagiolaji
/m.hɑːd͡ʒi.o.lɑː.d͡ʒi/
TAதமிழ்
அருளாளர் ஆய்வாளர்
arulāḷar āyvāḷar
TEతెలుగు
సన్యాస పండితుడు
sanyāsa paṇḍituḍu
THไทย
นักศาสนศาสตร์
nak sātsanā sāt
TLTL
hagiyolohista
/hɑːd͡ʒi.jo.lo.his.tah/
TRTürkçe
hagiyolog
/hɑːd͡ʒi.jo.loɡ/
UKУкраїнська
агіолог
ahiolohh
URاردو
صوفی سائنسدان
ṣūfī sāʾinsdān
VITiếng Việt
nhà hagiologist
/ɲaː hɑːɡiɔlɔɡist/
YOYO
oluko awon agba
/o.lu.ko a.wɔn aɡba/
ZUZU
isazi sezinkolo
/iː.sɑː.zi zeː.ziŋ.ko.lo/

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