vita
/ˈvaɪtə/
noun
- A short written account of someone's life and work; a curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé.
- The professor's vita listed over fifty published articles.
- She updated her vita before applying for the new job.
- Please attach your vita and a cover letter to the application.
- A biography or life story of a person, especially a saint.
- Each monk's vita was recorded in the monastery's chronicle.
- Scholars studied the ancient vita to learn about the ruler's early years.
- The medieval manuscript contained the vita of Saint Francis.