hieratical
/ˌhaɪəˈrætɪkəl/
adjective
- Relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.
- In ancient Egypt, hieratical writing was used by priests for religious texts.
- The hieratical robes were embroidered with gold thread.
- The ceremony was conducted with hieratical solemnity.
- Of or relating to a style of ancient Egyptian writing that is a cursive form of hieroglyphics.
- The museum displayed a hieratical manuscript from the New Kingdom.
- Scholars study hieratical texts to understand daily life in ancient Egypt.
- The scribe wrote the prayer in hieratical script on papyrus.
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