Hagiography
Nounअतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण जीवनी, आराध्य चरित्र-लेखन, भक्तिपूर्ण वर्णन
Definition
A biography that presents its subject in an excessively favourable, uncritical, or idealized light.
Contextual Sentence: "The official hagiography of colonial administrators ignored the brutalities inflicted upon indigenous populations."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): Hagio (sacred) + graphy (writing) = writing about someone as if they were a saint.
Synonyms
eulogy
paean
panegyric
glorification
apotheosis
Antonyms
critique
diatribe
denunciation
muckraking
exposé