hieratic
Meaning of hieratic
noun
A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
adjective- Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
- Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
- Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
Some of the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved.
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Hyphenation of hieratic
hi-er-atic
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- hieratic is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
hieratic synonyms
Meaning priestly:
priestly, hieratical, sacerdotal, profession
Meaning hieroglyph:
Anagrams of hieratic
Words that rhyme with hieratic
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