Meanings
nounhierogrammatist (plural hierogrammatists)
plural hierogrammatists
- A writer of hierograms
- One skilled in hieroglyphics.
[…]the other us’d only by Priests, Prophets, Hierogrammatists or Holy Writers
1705, Thomas Greenhill, Νεκροκηδεία or The Art of Embalming
Origin
Compare French hiérogrammatiste.
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hierogrammatist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierogrammatist
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“hierogrammatist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierogrammatist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hierogrammatist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hierogrammatist.
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