1. Plural of hagiology; the study of the lives and legends of saints.
Usage: academic; religious studies
2. Collections or accounts of saints' lives and their veneration.
Usage: religious; historical

Examples

• Medieval hagiologies preserved important historical information about early Christian figures.
• The library's collection of hagiologies spans several centuries of religious scholarship.
• Scholars of hagiologies examine how saints' legends developed and spread throughout Europe.
• Early Christian hagiologies often blended historical fact with miraculous accounts.
• The university offers a seminar on comparative hagiologies from different religious traditions.