Hierogram
/ˈhaɪ.ə.rə.ɡræm/noun
A sacred or religious symbol, sign, or character.
Did you know?Hierogram comes from Greek hieros (“sacred”) + gramma (“something written”), so the word was built from the language of temples, marks, and divine inscription.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
hierós + grámma
“sacred + written mark, letter, or thing written”
Late Greek
Greek
hierográmma
“a sacred inscription or holy written sign”
Medieval Latin
Latin
hierogramma
“sacred writing or holy character”
19th Century
English
hierogram
“a sacred symbol or religious sign”
Modern English
English
hierogram
“a sacred or religious symbol, sign, or character”
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