hierogrammatic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare French hiérogrammatique.

Adjective[edit]

hierogrammatic (not comparable)

  1. Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing.
    • 1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses [], volumes (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: [] Fletcher Gyles, [], →OCLC:
      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 religious

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