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Hagiographa

Pronunciation: /ˌhagɪˈɒgrəfə/
Definition of Hagiographa

noun

  • the books of the Bible comprising the last of the three major divisions of the Hebrew scriptures, other than the Law and the Prophets. The books of the Hagiographa are: Ruth, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Daniel, Esther, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles. Also called the Writings.

Origin:

via late Latin from Greek

Hagiographa in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Hagiographa in the US English dictionary