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hierogram

Meaning of "hierogram" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HIEROGRAM

ˈhaɪərəˌɡræm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIEROGRAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hierogram is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIEROGRAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Religious symbolism

Religious symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena, by a religion. Religions view religious texts, rituals, and works of art as symbols of compelling ideas or ideals. Symbols help create a resonant mythos expressing the moral values of the society or the teachings of the religion, foster...

Definition of hierogram in the English dictionary

The definition of hierogram in the dictionary is a sacred symbol.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIEROGRAM

aerogram · aerogramme · anagram · barogram · diagram · harmonogram · histogram · hologram · interferogram · meteorogram · monogram · paragram · pentagram · phonogram · photofluorogram · photogram · pictogram · polarogram · stereogram · tetragram

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIEROGRAM

hierocratic · hierocratical · hierodule · hierodulic · hieroglyph · hieroglyphic · hieroglyphical · hieroglyphically · hieroglyphics · hieroglyphist · hierogrammat · hierogrammate · hierogrammatic · hierogrammatist · hierograph · hierographer · hierographic · hierographical · hierography · hierolatry

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIEROGRAM

application program · audiogram · cardiogram · computer program · dendrogram · electrocardiogram · gram · ideogram · kilogram · mammogram · microgram · organogram · outreach program · parallelogram · program · radiogram · reprogram · software program · sonogram · source program · subprogram

Synonyms and antonyms of hierogram in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hierogram» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HIEROGRAM

Find out the translation of hierogram to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hierogram from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hierogram» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

hierogram
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

hierograma
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hierogram
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

hierogram
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hierogram
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

hierogram
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

hierograma
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

hierogram
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

hiérogramme
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hierogram
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

hierogram
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

hierogram
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

hierogram
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hierogram
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hierogram
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புனிதச்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हिओरोग्राम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hierogram
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

hierogram
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Hierogram
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

hierogram
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

hieroglifa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hierogram
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hierogram
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hierogram
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hierogram
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hierogram

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIEROGRAM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of hierogram
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hierogram

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIEROGRAM»

Discover the use of hierogram in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hierogram and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hierogram: A Reference Grammar of Middle Egyptian With ...
Each hieroglyphic translation is cross-referenced to the relevant grammar and syntax. Extensive sign lists complete this guide.
J. F. Borghouts, 2001
2
The Gentleman's Magazine
Hence the hierogram of the Circle and the Serpent, or rather serpentine line, the form in which these temples are constructed. “ The portals of all the Egyptian temples are decorated with the same hierogram of the circle and the serpent.
‎1833
3
The Worship of the Serpent Traced Throughout the World: ...
Here two snakes are mentioned, which is the hierogram of the worshippers of the Two Principles, each of whom is represented by a serpent. Often, however, only one serpent appears issuing from the winged circle, and sometimes the circle is ...
John Bathurst Deane, 1833
4
The worship of the serpent traced throughout the world, and ...
We have seen, that in the hieroglyphics of Persia, the dracontic hierogram consists of a serpent passing through the lower part of a winged annulusi In the figure of Azon, described by Kcempfer, the annulus is changed into a serpent ; and ...
John Bathurst Deane, 1830
5
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Stukely supposes the entire structure to correspond to the sacred hierogram of the Egyptians, the circle or globe, the serpent, and outspread wings. A still more extensive work of the same symbolical import and design is that of Karnae, ...
‎1860
6
The metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso: elucidated by an ...
We accordingly find the ophite hierogram on coins, medals, temples, and pillars, under various modifications, as the original worshi of the ser ent was blended with that of t e sun an moon. Sometimes it is a rude representation of a serpent with ...
Ovid, 1848
7
Traditions of Eden: Or, Proofs of the Historical Character ...
their rites, instead of placing the Circle and Serpent over the entrance to their temples, erected the whole building itself in the form of the Serpent hierogram, shorn of the wings. The Serpent-temples at Abury in Wiltshire, and Stanton Drew in ...
Henry Shepheard, 1871
8
Archaeologia ; Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity
Athens. and in the temple of Minerva at Tegea: for the Medusa's' head, so common in Grecian sanctuaries, is nothing more than the Ophite hierogram, with its circle filled up by a human face; as exhibited in the accompanying plate. (See PLXIX ...
‎1833
9
The Gentleman's Magazine
Even Mexico, remote as it was from the ancient world, has preserved with Ophiolatreia its universal symbol. The Mexican hierogram is formed by the intersecting of two great serpents, which describe the circle with their bodies, and have each ...
John Nichols, 1833
10
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the ...
The portals of all the Egyptian temples are decorated with the same hierogram of the circle and the serpent. We find it also upon the temple of Naki Rustan in Persia, upon the triumphal arch at Pekin in China; over the gates of the great temple ...
Edward Cave, John Nichols, 1833

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIEROGRAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hierogram is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Freemasonry and Satanism
The Mexican hierogram was formed by the intersecting of two great Serpents, which described the circle with their bodies, and each a human ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Three To Watch - Seymour
O'Shea produced the daughter of Commands and Wakeful Stakes winner Hierogram in a Warwick Farm trial on 11 May, which she won, before ... «Racing.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hierogram [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hierogram>. May 2024 ».
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