how to pronounce hagiography

/ˌhæɡ.iˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/

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hagiography is pronounced in five syllables

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meanings of hagiography

noun:

  1. A biography of a saint.
  2. The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.
  3. A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.
  4. A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.

hagiography frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hagiography occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics hagiography can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that hagiography can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

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