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hag•i•ol•o•gy  (hag′ē ol′ə jē, hā′jē-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies for 2, 3.
  1. Literature, Religionthe branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
  2. Literature, Religion, Literaturea biography or narrative of a saint or saints.
  3. Literature, Religiona collection of such biographies or narratives.
  • 1800–10; hagio- + -logy
hag•i•o•log•ic  (hag′ē ə loj′ik, hā′jē-),USA pronunciation hag′i•o•log′i•cal, adj.  hag′i•ol′o•gist, n. 

'hagiologist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hagiographer

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