different between calligraphy vs chirography

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from ?????? (kállos, “beauty”) + ????? (gráph?, “to draw”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?-l?g'r?-fi, IPA^(key): /k??l????fi/

Noun

calligraphy (countable and uncountable, plural calligraphies)

1. (uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
   • 1981, Wayne E. Begley, 2: The Symbolic Role of Calligraphy on Three Imperial Mosques of Sh?h Jah?n, Joanna Gottfried Williams (editor), Kal?dar?ana: American Studies in the Art of India, page 7,

     This paper will explore the role of calligraphy on three royal mosques built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658): […] .
2. (countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
3. (countable) A document written in decorative style.
   • 2004, Diana J, Mukpo, Carolyn Rose Gimian (editors), Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7, page 169,

     Only a small number of Trungpa Rinpoche's calligraphies have been reproduced heretofore, some in very limited editions.

Synonyms

• (art or practice of decorative writing): chirography, penmanship

Related terms

• calligrapher
• calligraphic

Translations

Further reading

• calligraphy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• graphically

English

Etymology

chiro- +? -graphy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -????fi

Noun

chirography (usually uncountable, plural chirographies)

1. calligraphy or penmanship
2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.

Related terms

• chirographic

Translations