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hagiographic

adjective

ha·​gio·​graph·​ic ˌha-gē-ə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce hagiographic (audio)
ˌhā-,
-jē-
variants or less commonly hagiographical
1
: of, relating to, or being hagiography
especially : excessively flattering
a hagiographic biography
2
: of or relating to the Hagiographa

Example Sentences

a hagiographic portrait of one of the pioneers of the automotive age
Recent Examples on the Web Loudmouth, a hagiographic portrait of the Rev. Al Sharpton, is one of them. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022 The most responsible forms of monumental history are vaguely hagiographic accounts of great events and figures from the past (usually men) with narratives constructed to inspire patriotic love of country. Damon Linker, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022 In addition to the usual hagiographic portraits of Trump in Revolutionary War garb, Marrone had several of Flynn and other hallowed figures in the original effort to overturn the election, like Lin Wood and Sidney Powell. New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Judaica stores sell decorative ritual pieces, such as menorahs, and hagiographic portraits of rabbis, but art as social critique is frowned upon. Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022 The artist David Choe weeps on camera, and then spray-paints over a mural of Bourdain, as if to challenge the hagiographic portraits of the Parts Unknown host that proliferated after his death. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 July 2021 Although Neville obviously had the cooperation of many in Bourdain’s inner circle, the film never feels authorized or hagiographic. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2021 That means no lucrative speeches, no hagiographic book deals, no fawning interviews, no plum sinecures in the private or nonprofit sector, and no appointments to blue ribbon government posts. Timothy Kudo, The New Republic, 12 July 2021 The work is not hagiographic in its appraisal of Boone, whose shortcomings—his business naivete, for instance—the authors readily acknowledge. Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of hagiographic was circa 1652

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