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hierogram

[ hahy-er-uh-gram, hahy-ruh- ]

noun

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


hierogram

/ ˈɪəəˌɡæ /

noun

  1. a sacred symbol
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hierogram1

First recorded in 1650–60; hiero- + -gram 1
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The portals of all the Egyptian Temples are decorated with the hierogram of the Circle and the Serpent.

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The plan on which Abury was built, is that sacred hierogram of the Egyptians and other ancient nations, the circle and snake.

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The Mexican hierogram was formed by the intersecting of two great Serpents, which described the circle with their bodies, and had each a human head in its mouth.

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