1. of, relating to, or characteristic of hagiography; dealing with the lives and legends of saints
Usage: formal; literary
2. presenting a person or subject in an idealized or uncritically favorable way; overly reverent or flattering in biographical treatment
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The museum exhibition featured hagiographical texts and illuminated manuscripts from medieval monasteries.
• Her biography of the founder was criticized for being too hagiographical, glossing over his serious flaws.
• Medieval hagiographical literature often blended historical fact with miraculous legend.
• The documentary took a hagiographical approach, presenting the politician as nearly flawless.
• Scholars distinguish between hagiographical accounts and historically verified records of early Christian saints.
• His hagiographical treatment of the artist ignored documented controversies and personal scandals.