hieroglyphic
Of, relating to, or written with such a system of symbolsOf, relating to, or written with such a system of symbols.
» As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery.
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2 sensesOf, relating to, or written with such a system of symbols.
the hieroglyphic writing of ancient Egypt
a hieroglyphic obelisk
hieroglyphisch
иероглифи́ческийijeroglifíčeskij
written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
Difficult to decipher.
hieroglyphisch
Examples
1 sentencesAs peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
First coined 1726, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient GreFirst coined 1726, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), from ἱερογλυφέω (hierogluphéō, “to represent hieroglyphically”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) + γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve, to engrave, to cut out”). By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic.
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Forms
more hieroglyphic, most hieroglyphic| Comparative | more hieroglyphic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hieroglyphic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols:hieroglyphical
- resembling hieroglyphic writing:hieroglyphical
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.