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Adjective: hieratic  `hIu'ratik
  1. Associated with the priesthood or priests
    "hieratic vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
    - priestly, hieratical, sacerdotal
     
  2. Written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
    "hieratic Egyptian script"
     
  3. Adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
    "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
Noun: hieratic  `hIu'ratik
  1. A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
    - hieratic script

Derived forms: hieratics

See also: nonrepresentational, priesthood

Type of: hieroglyph, hieroglyphic

Encyclopedia: Hieratic