as in biography
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a book about someone's life that makes it seem better than it really is or was
a hagiography of the leader written by one of his closest confidants
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Recent Examples of hagiography
Super Nintendo, as the title suggests, is a hagiography.
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Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
The hagiography continued even as a new generation of Latinos came of age not knowing anything about him other than an occasional school lesson or television segment.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
But the documentary is an ungainly blend of ultra-earnest hagiography and trashy true-crime sensationalism, without being completely satisfying as either.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
The Testament of Ann Lee is a sincere hagiography centering the leader of the American Shakers.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
The hagiography continued even as a new generation of Latinos came of age not knowing anything about him other than an occasional school lesson or television segment.
—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
But the documentary is an ungainly blend of ultra-earnest hagiography and trashy true-crime sensationalism, without being completely satisfying as either.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
The Testament of Ann Lee is a sincere hagiography centering the leader of the American Shakers.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hagiography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiography
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Having read 415 biographies of the most successful operators in history, Senra has noticed a pattern.
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass and the world around him.
Noun
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Salama is also the author of the memoir Stranger in the Desert, a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
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Baumes adapted former cruise ship hostess Jeraldine Saunders's 1974 memoir The Love Boats for television as The Love Boat.
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“Hagiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiography. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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