hieratic
/haɪəˈrætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.
- The hieratic rituals were performed only by the high priest.
- Ancient Egyptian hieratic writing was used for religious texts.
- The temple's hieratic symbols were carved into the stone walls.
- Of or relating to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing, distinct from hieroglyphic.
- The papyrus was written in hieratic, not hieroglyphics.
- Hieratic writing was faster to inscribe than the more formal hieroglyphs.
- Scholars study hieratic script to understand everyday life in ancient Egypt.
- Formal or stylized in a way that suggests religious or priestly authority; solemn and ceremonial.
- The artist's hieratic style gave the painting a sacred, timeless feel.
- His hieratic posture and slow gestures made him seem like a figure from an ancient ritual.
- The music had a hieratic quality, as if it were meant for a temple ceremony.
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