hieratic
Of sacred clergy
Hieratic describes something relating to priests or the priesthood, carrying connotations of sacred ritual and religious authority.
The term applies especially to an ancient Egyptian cursive script used by priests for religious texts, simplified from formal hieroglyphics.
In art criticism, hieratic describes figures rendered in a stiff, formal, stylized manner typical of ancient religious art, where spiritual significance takes precedence over naturalistic representation.
The pharaoh appeared in hieratic pose, rigid and frontal.
Ancient plant-derived writing material
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- demoticOf common folk
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- scribeManual document copier
cartouche · dynasty · pyramid · obelisk · Rosetta · Nile · sphinx · scarab
Ceremonial set of actions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- processionFormal moving line
incense · altar · chanting · consecration · benediction · veneration · canonical · sacrament
Ordained religious officials collectively
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- clericalOf office duties
vestments · liturgy · sermon · theology · divinity · pastoral · chaplain · canon
Ornamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- glyphVisual form of character
letterform · stroke · pen · reed · ink · shorthand · notation · ligature
papyrus
Ancient plant-derived writing material
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- demoticOf common folk
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
scribe · cartouche · dynasty · pyramid · obelisk · Rosetta · Nile · sphinx · scarab · mummy
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
procession · incense · altar · chanting · consecration · benediction · veneration · canonical · sacrament · rite
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
clerical · vestments · liturgy · sermon · theology · divinity · pastoral · chaplain · canon · rector
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- inscriptionText permanently marked
glyph · letterform · stroke · pen · reed · ink · shorthand · notation · ligature · character
- Egyptologypyramids, pyramid, pharaohs, pharaoh, hieroglyphs
- writing historyalphabet, cuneiform, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphs, scripts
- ancient scriptsglyphs, cuneiform, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, Phoenician
- ancient writinghieroglyphs, cuneiform, papyrus, scroll, clay tablets
- hieroglyphicshieroglyphics, hieroglyphs, glyph, glyphs, cartouche
- letteringlettering styles, letterforms, calligraphy, hand lettering, handwriting
hieraticnaturalistic
Imitating actual appearance
representational · realistic · lifelike · mimetic · informal
hieraticdemotic
Of common folk
vernacular · colloquial · popular · common · informal
hierarchy, priestly, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, hierarch, sacerdotal