hieratic

Etymology
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Use pertaining to the Egyptian writing system originates with the Greek phrase, which was first used by in the 2nd century AD, as at that time hieratic was used only for religious texts, as had been the case for the previous thousand years.

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
 * 2) Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
 * 3)  Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
 * 1)  Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
 * 1)  Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, жречески
 * Catalan: hieràtic
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 * Italian: sacrale, ,
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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.

Derived terms

 * abnormal hieratic

Etymology
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