Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hierographic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hi-ero-graph-ic
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to sacred writing.

Etymology

From Latin hierographicus, Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + γραφικός (graphikós, “of or pertaining to writing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hierographicus, ἱερός

Inflected Forms

more hierographic (comparative) most hierographic (superlative) hierographical (alternative)

Questions

What does hierographic mean?
Of or relating to sacred writing.
Where does hierographic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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