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

And to confirm the original mutual connexion of all the serpent-worshippers throughout all the world—the Mexican paintings, as well as the Egyptian and Persian hieroglyphics, describe the Ophite Hierogram of the intertwined serpents in almost all its varieties.

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Hierogram′matist, Hierogram′mate, a writer of sacred records; Hī′erograph, a sacred symbol; Hierog′rapher, a sacred scribe.—adjs.

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Hierogram, hī′er-o-gram, n. a hieroglyphic symbol.—adjs.

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The head of Medusa was encircled by winged snakes, which, the head removed, left the Hierogram or Sacred Cypher of the Ophites or Serpent-worshippers.

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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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