hierogram

American  

[hahy-er-uh-gram, hahy-ruh-] / ˈhaɪ ər əˌgræm, ˈhaɪ rə- /

noun

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

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hierogram British  

/ ˈhaɪərəˌɡræm /

noun

1. a sacred symbol

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Etymology

Origin of hierogram

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

Example Sentences

From flower to star read upward; you shall see The purposes of loss, Deep hierograms of gracious deity, And comfort in your cross.

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Before him, on that wall, beneath those beasts, the necromancy of the priesthood had projected an armless, fluidic hand that mounted, descended, tracing with a forefinger the three luminous hierograms of his doom.

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The booth, hung with black velvet, was additionally supplied with hierograms in burnished steel.

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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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