"hierography" meaning in All languages combined

See hierography on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hierographies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἱερός||sacred}} Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} hierography (usually uncountable, plural hierographies)
  1. Sacred writing. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-hierography-en-noun-riggucKE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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