hermoglyphic

noun her·mo·glyph·ic \ ¦hərmə¦glifik \

variants: or less commonly hermoglyphist \(ˌ)hərˈmägləfə̇st; ˈhərməˌglif-\

Definition of hermoglyphic

plural -s

: one that carves statues; especially : one that engraves inscriptions on herms

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Origin and Etymology of hermoglyphic

hermoglyphic from Greek hermoglyphikos of statuary, from hermoglypheus statuary (from hermēs herm + -glypheus, from glyphein to carve) + -ikos -ic; hermoglyphist from Greek hermoglyphikos + English -ist