HIERATIC

Hieratic

Hieratic is a cursive writing system, used in the provenance of the pharaohs in Egypt and Nubia, that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, to which it is intimately related. It was primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time-consuming hieroglyphs.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Hieratic
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

hieratic

Noun

  1. 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.

Adjective

  1. of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of ancient Egypt; sacerdotal.
  2. of or pertaining to the cursive writing system developed by ancient Egyptian priests alongside the hieroglyphic system.
  3. (said of a work of art, literature, etc.) 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.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: hieratic
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!