hagiology

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints

Word Origin

hagiology (n.)
"branch of literature consisting of saints' lives and legends," 1807, from hagio- "holy" + -ology. Related: Hagiologist (1805).