as in biographies
disapproving
a book about someone's life that makes it seem better than it really is or was
a hagiography of the leader written by one of his closest confidants
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Recent Examples of hagiographies
Some of the hagiographies of Francis were written shortly after his death in 1226.
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Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiographies
Noun
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Now Nicholas Fox Weber, the executive director of the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation for more than four decades, as well as the author of previous biographies on the artists Balthus and Le Corbusier, seeks to remedy this oversight with an intimate new biography.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
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Artists who aim to be as enigmatic as Allen often refrain from discussing their biographies, since doing so might impose an unwanted reading on the work.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Jay Swanson, creator of the Paris in My Pocket travel guide and author of two memoirs, including the upcoming 'Desert of the New,' about building a life in Paris over more than a decade.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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In those meetings, Stagg’s findings would often provide a contrast to Crick, whose memoirs were also used.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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“Hagiographies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiographies. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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