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Hieratic
Meaning
Adj
●
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.
●
In Art:
Extremely
stylized
,
restrained
or
formal
;
adhering
to
fixed
types or methods;
severe
in
emotional
import.
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.
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Origin
hieratic
English
hieraticus
Latin
ἱερατικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἱερατεία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἱερᾶτεύω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἱερεύς
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἱερός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphic
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Inscriptions
Greek
Demotic
Katakana
Pictographs
Latin
Sylvans
Tributing
Aramaic
Cursive
Papyrus
Cyrillic
Ornamentation
Corinthian
Sarcophagi
Prismatic
Sanskrit
Brahmi
Mandalas
Mythic
Seraphic
Baroque
Coptic
Archfiend
Canonist
Chromatic
Ancient Egypt
Old English
Writing System
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