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hagiographic

/ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/

hagiographic adjective: of or pertaining to hagiography.

Adjective

hagiographic (comparative more hagiographic, superlative most hagiographic)

  1. Of or pertaining to hagiography.
    • But the stakes are clearly higher than in the hagiographic viewpoint expressed in [Girard, 1971] and a change of syntax (as the one coming from linear logic) may occur from disturbing semantics.1987, Jean-Yves Girard, “Linear Logic”, in Theoretical Computer Science, 50, p.15
  2. (broadly) Uncritically reverent; adulating.
    • “Chairman Xi is a world leader. His book on governance has sold out in many countries across the world,” Zhong gushed, parroting the unashamedly hagiographic bulletins in which the party news agency Xinhua excels.2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he’s making China great”, in The Observer

hagiographic meaning in Bengali

hagiographic in Bengali

হাগিওগ্রাফির সাথে সম্পর্কিত, বিচারবুদ্ধিহীনভাবে শ্রদ্ধাশীল, স্তুতিমূলক

Forms of hagiographic

comparativemore hagiographic
superlativemost hagiographic

Origin of hagiographic

From hagiography + -ic.

Words formed from hagiographic

Questions about hagiographic

What does hagiographic mean?
Hagiographic means of or pertaining to hagiography.
What is hagiographic in Bengali?
Hagiographic in Bengali is হাগিওগ্রাফির সাথে সম্পর্কিত, বিচারবুদ্ধিহীনভাবে শ্রদ্ধাশীল, স্তুতিমূলক. See Hagiographic meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hagiographic?
Hagiographic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hagiographic?
Hagiographic is pronounced /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/.

Words near hagiographic in the dictionary

  1. hagiocratic
  2. Hagiographa
  3. hagiographal
  4. hagiographer
  5. hagiographers
  6. hagiographic
  7. hagiographical
  8. hagiographically
  9. hagiographies
  10. hagiographist
  11. hagiographists

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