the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. That branch of literature which treats of the lives and legends of the saints; the list and legends of the saints, and, by extension, of popular heroes.
n. A history or description of the sacred writings.
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n. literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
Word Usage
"You might want to expand your hagiology with the holy father."