What is another word for Hagiographer?

Pronunciation: [hˌad͡ʒɪˈɒɡɹəfə] (IPA)

A hagiographer is someone who writes the biography of a saint or religious figure, often depicting them in a way that emphasizes their virtuous qualities. However, there are many synonyms for this word that can be used to describe someone who writes biographies or historical accounts with a specific intent. For example, an apologist is someone who defends a particular belief or cause, while a polemicist is someone who writes aggressively to attack an opposing point of view. A chronicler is someone who keeps a historical record of people and events, while a biographer is someone who writes about the life of an individual in detail. So while hagiographer may have a specific connotation, there are many other words that can be used to describe writers who focus on particular subjects or styles.

What are the hypernyms for Hagiographer?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Hagiographer

Montalembert sees their life as a whole, and a human whole; and, with all his zeal as an amateur Hagiographer, he cannot but view them with some of the independence of a mind trained to letters and politics."
"Cattle and Cattle-breeders"
William M'Combie
These are not features which the average Indian Hagiographer, anxious to prove his hero omnipotent and omniscient, would invent or emphasize.
"Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) An Historical Sketch"
Charles Eliot
The second volume contains the lives of Irish saints whose festivals occur from the 1st of January to the 31st of March; and here, unfortunately, alike for the Hagiographer and the antiquarian, the work ceased.
"An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800"
Mary Frances Cusack

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