Definition
The study, writing, or knowledge about the lives and legends of saints and holy persons.
Etymology
From Greek 'hagios' (holy) + 'logia' (study/discourse/word), combining to literally mean 'the study of holy things,' developed as a formal field of religious scholarship.
Kelly Says
Hagiology blends history, literature, and theology—scholars must ask which parts of saint stories are factual biography, which are legendary embellishment, and what they reveal about medieval belief systems.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቅዱስ ታሪክ ጥናት
ḳəddus tārīk ṭənāt
ARالعربية
علم دراسات القديسين
ʿilm dirāsāt al-qiddīsīn
BNবাংলা
সন্তবিদ্যা
santabidyā
CACatalà
hagiologia
/əd͡ʒiˈɔlɔd͡ʒi.a/
CSČeština
hagiologie
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡi.e/
DADansk
hagiologi
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡi/
DEDeutsch
Hagiologie
/haɡioˈloːɡiə/
ELΕλληνικά
αγιωλογία
agiología
ESEspañol
hagiología
ah-gee-oh-loh-hee-ah
FAفارسی
علم دراسات مقدسین
ʿilm dirāsāt muqaddasīn
FISuomi
hagiologia
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡi.a/
FRFrançais
hagiologie
/aʒiɔlɔʒi/
GUGU
સંતવિદ્યા
santavidyā
HAHA
karatun tsarkaka
/ka.ra.tun tsar.ka.ka/
HEעברית
חקר קדושים
ḥeqer qədōshīm
HIहिन्दी
संतविज्ञान
santavijñān
HUMagyar
hagiológia
/hɑːd͡ʒioːloːɡi.a/
IDBahasa Indonesia
hagioligi
/hɑːd͡ʒi.o.lɪɡi/
IGIG
akwụkwọ banyere ndi mmụọ
/a.kwu.kwɔ ba.nje.re ndi mmʊ.ɔ/
ITItaliano
agiologia
/aʒiˈɔːlɔdʒa/
KKKK
қасиеттілік туралы ғылым
qasıettiılık turalı ğylım
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រពីបុព្វបុរស
vĭtyāsāstr pĭ pŭp pŏrŭs
MRMR
संतविद्या
santavidyā
MSBahasa Melayu
hagioligi
/hɑːd͡ʒi.o.lɪɡi/
MYမြန်မာ
ဘုန်းကြီးပညာ
bhone kyi panyā
NLNederlands
hagiologie
/hɑːd͡ʒi.o.lo.ɡi/
NONorsk
hagiologi
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡi/
PAPA
ਸੰਤ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
sant vigiān
PLPolski
hagiologia
/haɡiˈɔlɔɡja/
PTPortuguês
hagiologia
ah-gee-oh-loh-gee-ah
RORomână
hagiologie
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡi.e/
RUРусский
агиология
agiolohgiah
SVSvenska
hagiologi
/hɑːd͡ʒiˈɔlɔɡi/
SWKiswahili
mhagiolaji
/m.hɑːd͡ʒi.o.lɑː.d͡ʒi/
TAதமிழ்
அருளாளர் ஆய்வு
arulāḷar āyvu
TEతెలుగు
సన్యాస శాస్త్రం
sanyāsa śāstram
THไทย
วิชาว่าด้วยนักบุญ
wí-chā wâa duai nák bun
TLTL
hagiyolohiya
/hɑːd͡ʒi.jo.lo.hi.yah/
TRTürkçe
hagiyoloji
/hɑːd͡ʒi.jo.lo.d͡ʒi/
UKУкраїнська
агіологія
ahiolohhiah
URاردو
صوفی سائنس
ṣūfī sāʾins
VITiếng Việt
học về các thánh
/hɔk ʋɛː kɑ kɑ thɑnh/
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ awon agba
/e.kɔ̀ a.wɔn aɡba/
ZUZU
isayensi yezinkolo
/iː.sɑː.zi ɛ̃.ziŋ.ko.lo/