hieratic

hieratic has 5 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

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