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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Hagiographa
    n 1: the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn:
         Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster + RP]

   2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. --Brande & C.
      [1913 Webster]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Hagiographa
   the holy writings, a term which came early into use in the
   Christian church to denote the third division of the Old
   Testament scriptures, called by the Jews Kethubim, i.e.,
   "Writings." It consisted of five books, viz., Job, Proverbs, and
   Psalms, and the two books of Chronicles. The ancient Jews
   classified their sacred books as the Law, the Prophets, and the
   Kethubim, or Writings. (See BIBLE.)
   
     In the New Testament (Luke 24:44) we find three corresponding
   divisions, viz., the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms.
   

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