359. Saints
See also 80. CHRISTIANITY ; 273. MIRACLES ; 349. RELIGION ; 358. SACREDNESS ; 392. THEOLOGY .
- Bollandist
- any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum, a critical and official hagiology begun by the Jesuits in the 17th century.
- dulia
- the devotion, veneration, or respect accorded saints.
- hagiography
- the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology. — hagiographer, n. —hagiographic, hagiographical, adj.
- hagiolatry
- the veneration or worship of saints. —hagiolater, n. —hagiolatrous, adj.
- hagiology
- 1. the branch of literature comprising the lives and legends of the saints.
- 2. a biography or narrative of the life of a saint or saints.
- 3. a collection of such biographies. —hagiologist, n. —hagiologic, hagiological, adj.
- hagiophobia
- an intense dislike for the saints and the holy.
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