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.
      [1913 Webster]