[ noun ] the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures <noun.communication>
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.