hierogrammat
American
[hahy-er-uh-gram-uht, -at, hahy-ruh-]
/ ˌhaɪ ər əˈgræm ət, -æt, ˌhaɪ rə- /
Also
hierogrammate
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hierogrammat
1670–80; < Greek hierogrammateús sacred scribe, equivalent to hiero- hiero- + grammateús scribe; see graph
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