hagiographic

hagiography +‎ -ic

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/

hagiographic (comparative more hagiographic, superlative most hagiographic)

1. Of or pertaining to hagiography.
   • 1987, Jean-Yves Girard, “Linear Logic”, in Theoretical Computer Science, 50, p.15:

     But the stakes are clearly higher than in the hagiographic viewpoint expressed in [Girard, 1971] and a change of syntax (as the one coming from linear logic) may occur from disturbing semantics.

2. (by extension) Uncritically reverent; adulating.
   • 2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he’s making China great”, in The Observer‎:

     “Chairman Xi is a world leader. His book on governance has sold out in many countries across the world,” Zhong gushed, parroting the unashamedly hagiographic bulletins in which the party news agency Xinhua excels.