English Dictionary

hagiography

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfi/

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞 広義 軽蔑的

(uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives. / (countable) A biography of a saint.

日本語の意味

（不可算）聖人や聖なる人物の生涯や業績を記録・研究する学問 / （可算）聖人の伝記

Her doctoral thesis in hagiography revealed unexpected social networks among medieval saints.

彼女の聖人伝記研究の博士論文は、中世の聖人たちの間に予期せぬ社会的ネットワークが存在することを明らかにした。

意味（1）

(uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.

The second half of the eleventh century saw a notable surge of interest in hagiography throughout England, which meant that many of the Anglo-Saxon saints of earlier eras were furnished, often for the first time, with a Latin Vita.

意味（2）

(countable) A biography of a saint.

意味（3）

(countable, by extension) A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.

Churchill revisionism, of course, is almost as much of a cottage industry as Churchill hagiography.

意味（4）

(derogatory) A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.

hagiographies （ plural ）