as in biography
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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This hagiography–or biography of a saint–was written in the late 600s.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2025
The twilight tributes included Pete Seeger The Power of Song (2007), an irresistible hagiography directed by Jim Brown for PBS’s American Master series.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
This dramatization of John F. Kennedy’s heroics during World War II was accused of hagiography when it was released, five months before Kennedy was shot in Dallas.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
While the majority of the night’s material was expected hagiography, the pointed self-critique was a sober reminder that a lot of SNL does not hold up.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2025
The twilight tributes included Pete Seeger The Power of Song (2007), an irresistible hagiography directed by Jim Brown for PBS’s American Master series.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
This dramatization of John F. Kennedy’s heroics during World War II was accused of hagiography when it was released, five months before Kennedy was shot in Dallas.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
While the majority of the night’s material was expected hagiography, the pointed self-critique was a sober reminder that a lot of SNL does not hold up.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hagiography
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