[hahy-uh-rat-ik, hahy-rat-] 
| 1. | Also, hi⋅er⋅at⋅i⋅cal. of or pertaining to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly. |
| 2. | noting or pertaining to a form of ancient Egyptian writing consisting of abridged forms of hieroglyphics, used by the priests in their records. |
| 3. | noting or pertaining to certain styles in art in which the representations or methods are fixed by or as if by religious tradition. |
| 4. | highly restrained or severe in emotional import: Some of the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved. |
| 5. | ancient Egyptian hieratic writing. |
