Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hagiologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ha-gi-ol-o-gist
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.

Example Sentences

"Hagiologists have related it without scruple, and during many ages it was believed without hesitation"

Etymology

From hagiology + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hagiology

Inflected Forms

hagiologists (plural)

Synonyms

hagiographer hagiographist

Questions

What does hagiologist mean?: A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.
Where does hagiologist come from?: From hagiology + -ist.

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