hierogram

[ hahy-er-uh-gram, hahy-ruh- ]
/ ˈhaɪ ər əˌgræm, ˈhaɪ rə- /

noun

a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.

Origin of hierogram

First recorded in 1650–60; hiero- + -gram1

Words nearby hierogram

hieroglyphic, hieroglyphic hittite, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphist, hieroglyphology, hierogram, hierogrammat, hierolatry, hierology, hieromonk, hieron

British Dictionary definitions for hierogram

hierogram
/ (ˈhaɪərəˌɡræm) /

noun

a sacred symbol