1 example sentence using hieratic.
Hieratic used in a sentence
Hieratic in a sentence as a noun
A lot of those don't survive in hieroglyphs, though, but in hieratic or demotic script.
Hieratic definitions
noun
a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
adjective
associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
See also: priestly hieratical sacerdotal
adjective
written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script"
adjective
adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"