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1 hagiography
hagi·og·ra·phy[ˌhægiˈɒgrəfi, AM -ˈɑ:g-]nto degenerate [or turn] into \hagiography in [einen] Personenkult ausarten* * *["hgI'ɒgrəfɪ] Hagiografie f; (lit also) Heiligengeschichte f* * * -
2 hagiography
hagi·og·ra·phy [ˌhægiʼɒgrəfi, Am -ʼɑ:g-] n2) lit;(pej form: over-flattering biography) zu schmeichelhafte Biographie;
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