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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Recent Examples of hagiography
This isn’t a glossy hagiography but a complicated character study.
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Running Point is thinly veiled hagiography trying to pass itself off as a middling streaming series.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Running Point is thinly veiled hagiography trying to pass itself off as a middling streaming series.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiography
Noun
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In Malaparte, Maurizio Serra’s outstanding biography of the Italian dandy, journalist, playwright, would-be diplomat and filmmaker Curzio Malaparte, the author makes clear that Benjamin was correct.—
Book Marks
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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After all, anyone with even the slightest interest in this movie surely knows at least the basics of his biography.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Originally launched as Write-minded in 2018, this is a weekly writing podcast that focuses on memoir and personal writing, as well as industry trends and tips and resources for writers and authors.—
Memoir Nation
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Harry’s 2023 memoir, which detailed embarrassing revelations about the House of Windsor, only worsened tensions with his family.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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“Hagiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiography. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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