Defn: One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints. Shipley.
HAGIOGRAPHY
Ha`gi*og"ra*phy (, 277), n.
Defn: Same Hagiographa.
HAGIOLATRY
Ha`gi*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The invocation or worship of saints.
HAGIOLOGIST
Ha`gi*ol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer. Tylor. Hagiologists have related it without scruple. Southey.
HAGIOLOGY
Ha`gi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints. J. H. Newman.
HAGIOSCOPE
Ha"gi*o*scope`, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]