noun.
Literature dealing with the lives of saints.
noun.
A collection of sacred writings.
noun.
An authoritative list of saints.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
That branch of literature which treats of the lives and legends of the saints; the list and legends of the saints, and, by extension, of popular heroes.
noun.
A history or description of the sacred writings.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints.