hagiology
英 [,hægɪ'ɒlədʒɪ]
美
- n. 圣徒文学;圣徒录;圣徒传
英英释义
- 1. literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
中文词源
hagiology 圣徒传,圣徒录
来自希腊语hagios,神圣的,侍奉上帝的人,词源可能同hieratic.引申词义圣徒。
英文词源
- hagiology (n.)
- "branch of literature consisting of saints' lives and legends," 1807, from hagio- "holy" + -ology. Related: Hagiologist (1805).
词态变化
复数: hagiologies;