'Hagiology' definitions:

Definition of 'hagiology'

From: WordNet
noun
Literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints

Definition of 'Hagiology'

From: GCIDE
  • Hagiology \Ha`gi*ol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n. [Gr. "a`gios sacred + -logy.] The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]