hagiology
/hag-ee-ol-uh-jee, hey-jee-/US // ˌhæg iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌheɪ dʒi- //UK // (ˌhæɡɪˈɒlədʒɪ) //
传记学,传教士,传记文学,传教士学
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural hag·i·ol·o·gies for 2, 3.
- : the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
- : a biography or narrative of a saint or saints.
- : a collection of such biographies or narratives.
Examples
There is no doubt that the saints of Irish origin supply by far the more important portion of our hagiology.
The composition seems to be intended as a satire on the monks, and in particular as a travesty of medieval hagiology.
She appears constantly in Gaelic hagiology, and with poetic as well as saintly fame casting a halo about her yellow hair.
There are some, like a lady I once knew, who think that hagiology is the scientific study of hags.
He was speaking of the New Testament, and he said, The truth was in it; but they had covered it up with their hagiology.
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