hierogrammat

noun

hi·​er·​o·​gram·​mat

ˌhī(ə)rəˈgramət,

-ˌmat

variants or hierogrammate

-mət,

-ˌmāt

plural -s

: a writer of sacred records especially in hieroglyphics

Word History

Etymology

Greek hierogrammateus, from hier- + grammateus scribe, from grammat-, gramma letter, writing

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