Hieroglyphic Synonyms

hīər-ə-glĭfĭk, hīrə-
Of or relating to representation by drawings or pictures
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. hieroglyphical
  2. graphic
  3. illustrative
  4. photographic
  5. pictographic
  6. pictorial
A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hieroglyph

Words Related to Hieroglyphic

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Hieroglyphic Sentence Examples

  • The decorative value of hieroglyphic was fully appreciated in Egypt.

  • In hieroglyphic a king bears several names preceded by distinctive titles.

  • The hieroglyphic text upon the Rosetta stone was toO fragmentary to furnish of itself the key to the decipherment.

  • About the time of Ergamenes, or (according to some authorities) before, a vernacular came to be employed in inscriptions, written in a special alphabet of 23 signs in parallel hieroglyphic and cursive forms. The cursive is to be read from right to left, the hieroglyphic, contrary to the Egyptian method, in the direction in which the figures face.

  • Neuserre of the Vth Dynasty appears to have been in the shape of a stumpy obelisk on a vast scale, only the base now remains, but hieroglyphic pictures, indicate this form.

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