Definition of "hagiographies" [hagiographies]

• Plural form of hagiography. (noun)

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• "It is not possible to determine accurately the precise time or the occasions on which these different translations were made; but it is certain that the Law, the Prophets, and at least part of the other books, that is, the hagiographies, existed in Greek before the year 130 B.C., as appears from the prologue of"
• "But if you took "hagiographies" out of most histories of the USA, precious little would remain."
• "Gordon's characterization of previous Aurobindo biographies as "hagiographies," that is, as attempts to "read back the holy man into the earlier stages of his career" p. ix, and distinguishes these from his own intention to steer clear of glorification."