Definitions for hieroglyphic
ˌhaɪ ər əˈglɪf ɪk, ˌhaɪ rə-hi·ero·g·lyph·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. hieroglyph, hieroglyphicnoun

   writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

2. hieroglyph, hieroglyphicadjective

   a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt

3. hieroglyphic, hieroglyphicaladjective

   resembling hieroglyphic writing

4. hieroglyphic, hieroglyphicaladjective

   written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols

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1. hieroglyphicnoun

   a writing system of ancient Egypt, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus

2. hieroglyphicnoun

   any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph

3. hieroglyphicnoun

   undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol

4. hieroglyphicadjective

   of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols

5. hieroglyphicadjective

   difficult to decipher

6. Etymology: First coined 1726, from hiéroglyphique, from hieroglyphicus, from ἱερογλυφικός, from ἱερογλυφέω, from ἱερός + γλύφω

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1. Hieroglyphic

   Egyptian hieroglyphs (, ) were the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt, used for writing the Egyptian language. Hieroglyphs combined logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with some 1,000 distinct characters. Cursive hieroglyphs were used for religious literature on papyrus and wood. The later hieratic and demotic Egyptian scripts were derived from hieroglyphic writing, as was the Proto-Sinaitic script that later evolved into the Phoenician alphabet. Through the Phoenician alphabet's major child systems (the Greek and Aramaic scripts), the Egyptian hieroglyphic script is ancestral to the majority of scripts in modern use, most prominently the Latin and Cyrillic scripts (through Greek) and the Arabic script, and possibly the Brahmic family of scripts (through Aramaic, Phoenician, and Greek).The use of hieroglyphic writing arose from proto-literate symbol systems in the Early Bronze Age, around the 32nd century BC (Naqada III), with the first decipherable sentence written in the Egyptian language dating to the Second Dynasty (28th century BC). Egyptian hieroglyphs developed into a mature writing system used for monumental inscription in the classical language of the Middle Kingdom period; during this period, the system made use of about 900 distinct signs. The use of this writing system continued through the New Kingdom and Late Period, and on into the Persian and Ptolemaic periods. Late survivals of hieroglyphic use are found well into the Roman period, extending into the 4th century AD.With the final closing of pagan temples in the 5th century, knowledge of hieroglyphic writing was lost. Although attempts were made, the script remained undeciphered throughout the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The decipherment of hieroglyphic writing was finally accomplished in the 1820s by Jean-François Champollion, with the help of the Rosetta Stone.

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1. hieroglyphic

   Hieroglyphic refers to a system of writing used in ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent words, sounds, or ideas. More generally, it can refer to any system of writing using symbolic or pictorial figures.

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1. Hieroglyphicadjective

   a sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a

2. Hieroglyphicadjective

   any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark

3. Hieroglyphicadjective

   alt. of Hieroglyphical

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. hiroglyphe. See Hieroglyphic, a.]

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How to pronounce hieroglyphic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hieroglyphic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hieroglyphic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of hieroglyphic in a Sentence

1. Guillermo Bernal:

   This is a name linked with war and an aspect which was not previously known as the hieroglyphic (could not be) deciphered until now, 'The House of the Nine Sharpened Spears' is a denomination represented by the nine warriors in the walls of the tomb.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hieroglyphic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hieroglyphic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyphic
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hieroglyphic