Hagiologist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hagiologist \Ha`gi*ol"o*gist\ (-[-o]*j[i^]st), n.
     One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives
     of the saints; a hagiographer. --Tylor.
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           Hagiologists have related it without scruple.


                                                    --Southey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hagiologist
       n : the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography [syn: {hagiographer},
            {hagiographist}]