as in biography
disapproving
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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The hagiographies omit some key details about how the wolf got along.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
But Francis of Assisi does have double vision, maneuvering constantly between hagiography and history, legend and fact, heaven and Earth, miracles and—what’s the opposite of miracles?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Neither hagiography nor hatchet job, the movie casts an understanding eye on a once-infamous musical artist who weathered dizzying highs and devastating lows.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The result is not hagiography, but a revealing glimpse inside the too-brief life of an artist as tormented as he was talented.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
But Francis of Assisi does have double vision, maneuvering constantly between hagiography and history, legend and fact, heaven and Earth, miracles and—what’s the opposite of miracles?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Neither hagiography nor hatchet job, the movie casts an understanding eye on a once-infamous musical artist who weathered dizzying highs and devastating lows.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The result is not hagiography, but a revealing glimpse inside the too-brief life of an artist as tormented as he was talented.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Hagiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiography. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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