autohagiographer means the writer of a flattering autobiography. It carries an Arena rating of 1363, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, autohagiographer ranks #652 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #676 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #916 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #2,474 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words.
Why “autohagiographer” is a great word
A writer who composes an autobiography that presents the author in an uncritically flattering or self-aggrandizing light. From the prefix auto- (from Greek αὐτός, meaning 'self') combined with hagiographer (from Greek hagios, meaning 'holy' or 'saint', and graphein, meaning 'to write'), thus literally 'a writer of one's own saintly life.' Unlike an autobiographer, who aims for a neutral chronicle, or a memoirist, who selects fragments of experience for reflection, the autohagiographer is engaged in a sustained act of secular canonization. It is the voice that recasts every stumble as a noble sacrifice, every rival as a foil, and every ordinary life into a polished monument of virtue—the meticulous construction of a self-made saint, presiding over the silent cathedral of the page, where the only miracle is the author's own spotless reflection.
noun
- The writer of a flattering autobiography.
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