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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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