hagiographa
/ˌheɪɡiˈɑːɡrəfə/
noun
- The third division of the Hebrew Bible (the Ketuvim), containing books like Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.
- In Jewish tradition, the Hagiographa includes poetic and wisdom literature.
- The Hagiographa is sometimes called the Writings in English.
- My religious studies class focused on the Hagiographa this semester.
- Writings about saints or holy people; hagiography collectively.
- Medieval hagiographa often included miraculous stories.
- The library had a large collection of hagiographa from various cultures.
- Scholars study hagiographa to understand how saints were portrayed historically.