Defenition of the word hieratic

• Defenition of the word hieratic

  • (fine arts) adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
  • written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script"
  • a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
  • associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
  • adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
  • adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
  • written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
  • associated with the priesthood or priests

Synonyms for the word hieratic

• • hieratic script
  • hieratical
  • priestly
  • sacerdotal

Similar words in the hieratic

• • nonrepresentational

Hyponyms for the word hieratic

• • demotic
  • demotic script

Hypernyms for the word hieratic

• • hieroglyph
  • hieroglyphic

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