Hagiographical is a word that originates from the Greek word 'hagios' meaning saint. It refers to the style of religious writing which is particularly reverential or idealizing. Synonyms for the word hagiographical include saccharine, excessive, fawning, pietistic, adulatory, eulogistic, laudatory, panegyrical, sycophantic, obsequious, and flattering. These words can be used when describing texts or speeches that are overly complimentary and lack objective evaluation, tending to idealize a person or idea. Therefore, use of these synonyms can add variety to one's writing to describe texts that display too much praise for a person or idea.