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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Recent Examples of hagiography
But Burns and Botstein don’t give them the hagiography treatment.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2025
Filmmakers generally undertake such projects out of admiration, and, as a result, many veer quickly from enthusiasm to hagiography and from drama to fan service.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2025
Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
But rarely does the film rise above hagiography.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2025
Filmmakers generally undertake such projects out of admiration, and, as a result, many veer quickly from enthusiasm to hagiography and from drama to fan service.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2025
Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
But rarely does the film rise above hagiography.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiography
Noun
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Much of his early biography is fuzzy.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to his official biography, he was tortured in detention at the hands of the SAVAK, the notorious secret police.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This tender, candid multimedia archive will blend essay and memoir, and nostalgia with a contemporary curiosity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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The use of a memoir as a framing device isn’t a particularly original idea, and the sight of Tommy continuing to tap away at the keyboard while riding on a canal barge is borderline laughable.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Hagiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiography. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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