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hagiographic

UK
/ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/
US
/ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/

Translations

hagiographicadjective
more hagiographic
Comp.
most hagiographic
Super.
UK
/ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/
US
/ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/
Characterized by uncritical admiration or idealization.
агиографическийВ переносном употреблении имеет критический оттенок: чрезмерно идеализирующий и некритично восхваляющий.
The biography was criticized as hagiographic because it ignored the leader's failures.
Биографию критиковали как агиографическую, поскольку в ней игнорировались неудачи лидера.
Additional translations
панегирическийКнижный вариант, подчёркивающий чрезмерную хвалебность и идеализацию.
Synonyms
reverential
glorifying
adulatory
panegyrical
eulogistic
laudatory
uncritical
idealized
Antonyms
critical
disparaging
hagiographicadjective
UK
/ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/
US
/ˌhæɡiəˈɡræfɪk/
Relating to hagiography or to writings about the lives of saints.
Medieval hagiographic texts often recount miracles performed by saints.
Средневековые агиографические тексты часто повествуют о чудесах, совершённых святыми.
Additional translations
житийныйУпотребляется преимущественно в религиозно-историческом и литературоведческом контексте.
Synonyms
hero-worshipping
worshipful
reverential
uncritical
idealized
adulatory
panegyrical
eulogistic
laudatory
Antonyms
unflattering
disparaging
critical

Definitions

hagiographicadjective
Relating to hagiography or to the written lives and deeds of saints.
Medieval hagiographic texts often recount miracles performed by saints.
hagiographicadjective
Characterized by uncritical admiration or idealized praise of a person or institution.
The biography was criticized as hagiographic because it ignored the leader's failures.
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