Holy, sacred. / (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Denoting a man of a title such as a monk who is also a clergyman (e.g. hieromonk, hierodeacon, hieromartyr)

An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian mysteries. / An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.

An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system. / (informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.

To represent by hieroglyphs.

plural of hieroglyph

plural of hieroglyphic

(chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus

of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols / difficult to decipher

(historical, chiefly Ancient Greece) A temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.

plural of hierodule