"hagiographer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhæɡiˈɑɡɹəfɚ/ [US], /ˌheɪɡi-/ [US], /ˌheɪd͡ʒi-/ [US], /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfə/ [UK] Forms: hagiographers [plural]
Etymology: hagiography + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hagiography|er|id2=occupation}} hagiography + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} hagiographer (plural hagiographers)
  1. Someone who writes the biography of a saint. Categories (topical): Authors, People Translations (someone who writes the biography of a saint): վարքագիր (varkʻagir) (Armenian), haxógrafu [masculine] (Asturian), hagiògraf [masculine] (Catalan), hagiograaf [masculine] (Dutch), hagiografi (Finnish), hagiographe [masculine] (French), haxiógrafo [masculine] (Galician), αγιογράφος (agiográfos) [masculine] (Greek), agiografo [masculine] (Italian), hagiographus [masculine] (Latin), hagiograf [masculine] (Polish), hagiógrafo [masculine] (Portuguese), агио́граф (agiógraf) [masculine] (Russian), состави́тель жизнеописа́ния святы́х (sostavítelʹ žizneopisánija svjatýx) [masculine] (Russian), hagiógrafo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hagiographer-en-noun-c~wqC9O7 Disambiguation of Authors: 62 30 8 Disambiguation of People: 56 37 7 Disambiguation of 'someone who writes the biography of a saint': 80 18 2
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who writes in an excessively flattering and laudatory way about a person (as if that person were a saint). Tags: derogatory, figuratively Categories (topical): Occupations Translations (someone who writes in a flattering way about a person): υμνητής (ymnitís) [masculine] (Greek), υμνήτρια (ymnítria) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-hagiographer-en-noun-6UwVaq5L Disambiguation of Occupations: 33 53 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), English terms suffixed with -grapher, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 58 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 15 59 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -grapher: 15 59 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 23 57 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 16 55 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 53 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 64 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 56 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 60 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 21 56 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 64 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 64 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 64 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 57 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 64 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 67 24 Disambiguation of 'someone who writes in a flattering way about a person': 19 76 5
  3. (theology) A writer of any of the Hagiographa․ Categories (topical): Theology, Religion Translations (a writer of any of the Hagiographa): սրբագիր (srbagir) (Armenian), hagiographe [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-hagiographer-en-noun-jfa5RhY0 Disambiguation of Religion: 15 7 78 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'a writer of any of the Hagiographa': 1 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hagiography

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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who writes the biography of a saint",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hagiógrafo"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "srbagir",
      "sense": "a writer of any of the Hagiographa",
      "word": "սրբագիր"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a writer of any of the Hagiographa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hagiographe"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ymnitís",
      "sense": "someone who writes in a flattering way about a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "υμνητής"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ymnítria",
      "sense": "someone who writes in a flattering way about a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υμνήτρια"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hagiographer"
}

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