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Definition: Hagiographa
Hagiographa
n : the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn:
Ketubim,
Writings]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hagiographa
Hagiographa
\Ha`gi*og"ra*pha\ (h[a^]`g[-e]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[.a] or
h[=a]`j[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[.a]), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr.
"agio`grafa (sc. bibli`a), fr. "agio`grafos written by
inspiration; "a`gios sacred, holy + gra`fein to write.]
1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old
Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles,
Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra,
Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old
Testament not contained in the Law (
Tora) and the
Prophets (
Nevi'im) -- it is also called in Hebrew the
Ketuvim. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it
comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the
Tanach, a vocalization of the first letters of its three
parts.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. --Brande & C.
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