hagiographer

noun

ha·​gi·​og·​ra·​pher ˌha-gē-ˈä-grə-fər How to pronounce hagiographer (audio)
ˌhā-,
-jē-
: a writer of hagiography

Examples of hagiographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024 William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb. Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020 Hansen is not a hagiographer, and parts of the book are unflattering and depart from official Cuban lore. Michael J. Bustamante, Washington Post, 5 July 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hagiographer was in 1722

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“Hagiographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hagiographer. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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