hagiografie

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios, holy) + -γραφία (-graphía, writing).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: ha‧gio‧gra‧fie

Noun[edit]

hagiografie f (plural hagiografieën, diminutive hagiografietje n)

  1. hagiography

Usage notes[edit]

The diminutive automatically induces the derogatory sense.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French hagiographie. By surface analysis, hagio- +‎ -grafie.

Noun[edit]

hagiografie f (uncountable)

  1. hagiography

Declension[edit]