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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Hieroglyph
HI’EROGLYPH
HIEROGLYPH’IC, n. [Gr. sacred, and to carve.]
1. In antiquity, a sacred character; a mystical character or symbol, used in writings and inscriptions, particularly by the Egyptians, as signs of sacred, divine, or supernatural things. The hieroglyphics were figures of animals, parts of the human body, mechanical instruments, c., which contained a meaning known only to kings and priests. It is supposed they were used to vail morality, politics, c., from vulgar eves.
2. Pictures intended to express historical facts; supposed to be the primitive mode of writing.
3. The art of writing in picture.
HIEROGLYPH’IC
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Hieroglyph," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed October 11, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRVQBJTDW1D5QDW.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Hieroglyph." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 11 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRVQBJTDW1D5QDW.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'Hieroglyph' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 11 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRVQBJTDW1D5QDW.
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