Associations to the word «Hieroglyph»

Wiktionary

HIEROGLYPH, noun. An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.

Dictionary definition

HIEROGLYPH, noun. Writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible).
HIEROGLYPH, noun. A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche