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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While the majority of the night’s material was expected hagiography, the pointed self-critique was a sober reminder that a lot of SNL does not hold up.
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Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
And unlike their American peers, who tend to lionize founders — think of all the hagiographies of Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, etc.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
Straight-up hagiographies and hit jobs thankfully weren’t options.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say this is a hagiography either.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
And unlike their American peers, who tend to lionize founders — think of all the hagiographies of Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, etc.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
Straight-up hagiographies and hit jobs thankfully weren’t options.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say this is a hagiography either.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hagiography
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“Hagiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiography. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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