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
By 1978, when this image was republished in one of Mao’s many hagiographies, Peng Zeng had disappeared.
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Nan Z. Da
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Hagey’s book, written with Altman’s cooperation, is less critical, but no hagiography.
—Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In a music doc landscape pocked with overwrought hagiographies, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield does distinguish itself.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Straight-up hagiographies and hit jobs thankfully weren’t options.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nan Z. Da
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Hagey’s book, written with Altman’s cooperation, is less critical, but no hagiography.
—Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
In a music doc landscape pocked with overwrought hagiographies, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield does distinguish itself.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Straight-up hagiographies and hit jobs thankfully weren’t options.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hagiography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiography
Noun
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One of the essential sources for my new novel was Julia Fox’s brilliant biography of Jane Boleyn.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Morris had a television program that aired in over 190 countries, and his radio program aired in more than 6,800 cities, according to his biography on the Gateway Church website.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In her new memoir, Told You So, Neeley, 30, opens up about navigating dating and a social life, as well as a full courseload and playing Division I tennis at Brigham Young University.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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The pathos of being a veep pervades Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days.—
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Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Hagiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiography. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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