1. of, relating to, or written in the style of a hagiography; dealing with the lives of saints
Usage: formal; literary
2. presenting a person or subject in an idealized or uncritically favorable way; overly reverent or flattering
Usage: often used critically

Examples

• The museum exhibition featured hagiographic texts and illuminated manuscripts from medieval monasteries.
• Critics dismissed the biography as hagiographic, noting that it ignored the subject's serious flaws.
• The documentary took a hagiographic approach to the historical figure, presenting only his achievements.
• Medieval hagiographic literature often emphasized miracles and moral virtue.
• Her hagiographic account of the company's founder failed to mention its labor disputes.
• The hagiographic tone of the official history made it difficult to assess the leader's actual legacy.