hieratic

Adjective
  1. Associated with the priesthood or priests (synset 302910918)
    "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
    same as: hieratical, priestly, sacerdotal
  2. Written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing (synset 302752793)
    "hieratic Egyptian script"
  3. Adhering to fixed types or methods;
    Highly restrained and formal (synset 301988308)
    "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
    referred to in: beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art
    similar to: nonrepresentational - of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
Noun
  1. A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics;
    Used especially by the priests (synset 106373667)
    is a type of: hieroglyph, hieroglyphic - a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
    subtypes: demotic, demotic script - a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
    same as: hieratic script

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