Definition of Hagiogrepha

Definition of Hagiogrepha

Hagiographa, the third division of the Jewish canon of scripture, which included the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.

- Wikipedia

||Ha`gi*og"ra*pha (-&obreve;g"r&adot;*f&adot;), 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, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.

2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. Brande & C.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

the third division of the Hebrew scriptures; the Writings

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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