hagiography vs soul

hagiography

noun
  • A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject. 

  • The study of saints and the documentation of their lives. 

  • A biography of a saint. 

  • A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda. 

soul

noun
  • The spirit or essence of anything. 

  • The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death. 

  • A kind of submanifold involved in the soul theorem of Riemannian geometry. 

  • Soul music. 

  • A person, especially as one among many. 

  • An individual life. 

  • Life, energy, vigor. 

verb
  • To beg on All Soul's Day. 

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