hagiographic C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #1131723 Meanings 1 adj Uncritically reverent; adulating. “Chairman Xi is a world leader. His book on governance has sold out in many countries across the world,” Zhong gushed, parroting the unashamedly hagiographic bulletins in which the party news agency Xinhua excels. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms hagiographicallynonhagiographic Etymology From hagiography + -ic. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hagiographic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 1131723 ## Meanings 1. Uncritically reverent; adulating. ## Examples - “Chairman Xi is a world leader. His book on governance has sold out in many countries across the world,” Zhong gushed, parroting the unashamedly hagiographic bulletins in which the party news agency Xinhua excels. ## Derived Forms - hagiographically - nonhagiographic ## Etymology From hagiography + -ic. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown