HIERATIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does hieratic mean?
• HIERATIC (noun)
The noun HIERATIC has 1 sense:
1. a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
Familiarity information: HIERATIC used as a noun is very rare.
• HIERATIC (adjective)
The adjective HIERATIC has 3 senses:
1. associated with the priesthood or priests
2. written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
3. adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
Familiarity information: HIERATIC used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HIERATIC (noun)
Meaning:
A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
hieratic; hieratic script
Hypernyms ("hieratic" is a kind of...):
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic (a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hieratic"):
Demotic; Demotic script (a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script)
• HIERATIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Associated with the priesthood or priests
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
hieratic; hieratical; priestly; sacerdotal
Context examples:
priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments / hieratic gestures
Pertainym:
priesthood (the body of ordained religious practitioners)
Meaning:
Written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
hieratic Egyptian script
Pertainym:
hieratic (a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests)
Meaning:
Adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
Context example:
the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved
Similar:
nonrepresentational (of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature)
Domain category:
beaux arts; fine arts (the study and creation of visual works of art)
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