hierogram

[hahy-er-uh-gram, hahy-ruh-]

noun

1. a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.

hierogram

/ ˈhaɪərəˌɡræm /

noun

1. a sacred symbol

Word History and Origins

Origin of hierogram¹

First recorded in 1650–60; hiero- + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

The portals of all the Egyptian Temples are decorated with the hierogram of the Circle and the Serpent.

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The plan on which Abury was built, is that sacred hierogram of the Egyptians and other ancient nations, the circle and snake.

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The Mexican hierogram was formed by the intersecting of two great Serpents, which described the circle with their bodies, and had each a human head in its mouth.

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