hagiography (The body of literature describing the lives and veneration of the Christian saints)

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• hagiography — hagiographic /hag ee euh graf ik, hay jee /, hagiographical, adj. /hag ee og reuh fee, hay jee /, n., pl. hagiographies. the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology. [1805 15; HAGIO + GRAPHY] * * * Literature describing… …   Universalium

• Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …   Universalium

• Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …   Universalium