Hagiographic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hagiographic is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to hagiography.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to hagiography.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Uncritically reverent; adulating.
Example Sentences
But the stakes are clearly higher than in the hagiographic viewpoint expressed in [Girard, 1971] and a change of syntax (as the one coming from linear logic) may occur from disturbing semantics.
“Chairman Xi is a world leader. His book on governance has sold out in many countries across the world,” Zhong gushed, parroting the unashamedly hagiographic bulletins in which the party news agency Xinhua excels.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hagiographical, hagiocratic, hagiological, hagiologic, hymnographical, hyalographic.
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