adjective · rare

hieratic

священнический

hieratisch

Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic…Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.

/ˌhaɪ(ə)ˈɹætɪk/

Meaning

3 senses

(not comparable)Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
hieratisch
свяще́нническийsvjaščénničeskij
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
hieratisch
(not comparable)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.
adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

of or pertaining to priests:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of or pertaining to priests:

Origin

From Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός (hieratikós), from ἱερατεία (hierateía

From Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός (hieratikós), from ἱερατεία (hierateía, “priesthood”), from ἱερατεύω (hierateúō, “be a priest”), from ἱερεύς (hiereús, “priest”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”).

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