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Etymology
From Gr. term|scGrek|άγιο�|trhagios||holy + term|scGrek|-γ�α�ία|tr-graphy||writing.

Pronunciation
a|US IPA|/�heɪd�i��gr�fi/;
a|GB IPA|/�hægi��gr�fi/

Noun
en-noun|hagiograph|ies

1. A biography of a saint.
2. A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.
3. context|by extension A tactic adopted in Stalinist Russia to increase the popularity and power of Lenin.

Translations
trans-top|biography of a saint
Danish: hagiografi c
Dutch: hagiografie f
French: hagiographie f
German: Lebensbeschreibung der Heiligen f
Italian: agiografía f
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Russian: агиог�а�и� (agiográfija) f, жи�ийна� ли�е�а���а (žitíjnaja literatúra) f
Spanish: hagiografía f
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