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