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单词 hieratic
释义 hi·er·at·ic
I. \|hīə|rad.ik also (ˈ)hī|r-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin hieraticus, from Greek hieratikos, from (assumed) hieratos (verbal of hierasthai to be a priest, from hieros powerful, supernatural, holy, sacred) + -ikos -ic — more at ire
1. : written in, constituting, or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing simpler and less pictorial than the hieroglyphic
 < only those who served in the temples knew the secret of the hieratic writing — W.M.James >
— see demotic 2
2. also hi·er·at·i·cal \-d.ə̇kəl\ : of, relating to, or associated with priestly functions : sacerdotal
 < the gestures hieratic as if from some slow and ancient ritual — Hallam Tennyson >
 < hieratic art of the church — Herbert Read >
 < the powerful hieratic sculpture of the Aztecs — B.D.Wolfe >
hi·er·at·i·cal·ly \-ə̇k(ə)lē\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
 < the oldest dated papyrus … is written in hieratic — H.B.Van Hoesen & F.K.Walter >
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