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hierogrammatic

hierogrammatic adjective: written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing.

Adjective

hierogrammatic (not comparable)

  1. Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing.
    • The third EPISTOLIC , so called , as we shall see , from its being first applied to civil matters : and the fourth and last , HIEROGRAMMATIC , from its being only used in religious1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: […] Fletcher Gyles, […], →OCLC

Origin of hierogrammatic

Compare French hiérogrammatique.

Questions about hierogrammatic

What does hierogrammatic mean?
Hierogrammatic means written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing.
What part of speech is hierogrammatic?
Hierogrammatic is an adjective.

Words near hierogrammatic in the dictionary

  1. hierogrammat
  2. hierogrammate
  3. hierogrammatei
  4. hierogrammates
  5. hierogrammateus
  6. hierogrammatic
  7. hierogrammatical
  8. hierogrammatist
  9. hierogrammatists
  10. hierogrammats
  11. hierograms

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