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   Hieratic ( / haɪəˈrætɪk /; Ancient Greek: ἱερατικά, romanized : hieratiká, lit. 'priestly') is the name given to a cursive writing system used for Ancient Egyptian and the principal script used to write that language from its development in the third millennium BCE until the rise of Demotic in the mid-first millennium BCE.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIERATIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HIERATIC definition: 1. relating to or like priests, or ceremonies performed by priests: 2. in or relating to the…. Learn more.

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   hieratic: [adjective] constituting or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing simpler than the hieroglyphic.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › hieraticHIERATIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HIERATIC meaning: 1. relating to or like priests, or ceremonies performed by priests: 2. in or relating to the…. Learn more.

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   What does hieratical mean?

   • Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries. 4 meanings: also: hieratical 1. of or relating to priests 2. of or relating to a cursive form of hieroglyphics used by priests.... Click for more definitions.

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   Where did the word 'hieratic' come from?

   • The term derives from the Greek for "priestly writing" ( Koinē Greek: γράμματα ἱερατικά) because at that time, for more than eight and a half centuries, hieratic had been used traditionally only for religious texts and literature. Hieratic can also be an adjective meaning " [o]f or associated with sacred persons or offices; sacerdotal ."

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   What is a hieratic writing system?

   • Hieratic ( / haɪəˈrætɪk /; Ancient Greek: ἱερατικά, romanized : hieratiká, lit. 'priestly') is the name given to a cursive writing system used for Ancient Egyptian and the principal script used to write that language from its development in the third millennium BCE until the rise of Demotic in the mid-first millennium BCE.

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   What is a hieratic text?

   • Hieratic is often present in any given period in two forms, a highly ligatured, cursive script used for administrative documents, and a broad uncial bookhand used for literary, scientific, and religious texts. These two forms can often be significantly different from one another.

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6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › hieratichieratic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Nov 16, 2023 · hieratic (plural hieratics) 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. Derived terms [edit] abnormal hieratic; Further reading [edit] hieratic on Wikipedia.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › hieraticHIERATIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 4 meanings: also: hieratical 1. of or relating to priests 2. of or relating to a cursive form of hieroglyphics used by priests.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › hieratic_adjhieratic, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective hieratic mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective hieratic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hieratic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. ancient Egyptian history (mid 1600s) visual arts (1840s) religion (1840s)