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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hagiography /ˌhagɪˈɒgrəfi/

▶noun

1 the writing of the lives of saints.

2 a biography that treats its subject with undue reverence.

– derivatives
hagiographic adjective,
hagiographical adjective.

'hagiography' also found in these Oxford entries:

-graphy - hagiographer

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