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a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved" nonrepresentational written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script" associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" |
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