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hierogrammatist

hierogrammatist noun: a writer of hierograms.

Noun

hierogrammatist (plural hierogrammatists)

  1. A writer of hierograms
  2. One skilled in hieroglyphics.
    • […]the other us’d only by Priests, Prophets, Hierogrammatists or Holy Writers1705, Thomas Greenhill, Νεκροκηδεία or The Art of Embalming

Forms of hierogrammatist

pluralhierogrammatists

Origin of hierogrammatist

Compare French hiérogrammatiste.

Questions about hierogrammatist

What does hierogrammatist mean?
Hierogrammatist means a writer of hierograms.
What part of speech is hierogrammatist?
Hierogrammatist is a noun.
What is the plural of hierogrammatist?
The plural of hierogrammatist is hierogrammatists.

Words near hierogrammatist in the dictionary

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

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