hieratic
a . 僧侣的,僧侣用的
僧侣的,僧侣用的
hieratic adj 1 :
associated with the priesthood or priests ; "
priestly (
or sacerdotal )
vestments "; "
hieratic gestures " [
synonym :
{
priestly }, {
hieratic }, {
hieratical }, {
sacerdotal }]
2 :
written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing ; "
hieratic Egyptian script "
3 :
adhering to fixed types or methods ;
highly restrained and formal ; "
the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved "
n 1 :
a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics ;
used especially by the priests [
synonym : {
hieratic }, {
hieratic script }]
Hieratic \
Hi `
er *
at "
ic \,
a . [
L .
hieraticus ,
Gr . "
ieratiko `
s ;
akin to "
iero `
s sacred :
cf .
F .
hi ['
e ]
ratique .]
Consecrated to sacred uses ;
sacerdotal ;
pertaining to priests .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Hieratic character },
a mode of ancient Egyptian writing ;
a modified form of hieroglyphics ,
tending toward a cursive hand and formerly supposed to be the sacerdotal character ,
as the demotic was supposed to be that of the people .
[
1913 Webster ]
It was a false notion of the Greeks that of the three kinds of writing used by the Egyptians ,
two --
for that reason called hieroglyphic and hieratic --
were employed only for sacred ,
while the third ,
the demotic ,
was employed for secular ,
purposes .
No such distinction is discoverable on the more ancient Egyptian monuments ;
bur we retain the old names founded on misapprehension . --
W .
H .
Ward (
Johnson '
s Cyc .).
[
1913 Webster ]
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