hagiography
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hag·i·og·ra·phy /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi $ -ˈɑːɡ-/ noun (plural hagiographies) [countable, uncountable] 1. TCNa book about the lives of saints 圣徒传记2. TCNa book about someone that praises them too much 溢美[理想化]的传记
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hagiography• Presenting a very sanitized view of Pitt's career, the film ends up a hagiography of Churchill.• But soon the facts crowd in and the film spirals into hagiography.• Closer to such history in terms of the narrative skill required is hagiography.• Along with the national myth comes a rich tradition of hagiography.• For the rest of the programme was sheer hagiography.Origin hagiography (1800-1900) Greek hagios “holy” + English -graphyhag·i·og·ra·phy nounChineseSyllable
a the about Corpus book lives saints of
hagiography
hag‧i‧og‧ra‧phy /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi $ -ˈɑːɡ-/
noun (plural hagiographies) [uncountable and countable]
2. a book about someone that praises them too much
hag‧i‧og‧ra‧phy /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi $ -ˈɑːɡ-/
noun (plural hagiographies) [uncountable and countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: hagios 'holy' + English -graphy
1. a book about the lives of saintsLanguage: Greek
Origin: hagios 'holy' + English -graphy
2. a book about someone that praises them too much