Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests. [1913 Webster]
Hieratic character, a mode of ancient Egyptian writing; a modified form of hieroglyphics, tending toward a cursive hand and formerly supposed to be the sacerdotal character, as the demotic was supposed to be that of the people.
, adj.
1 of or concerning priests.
2 of the ancient Egyptian writing of abridged hieroglyphics as used by priests (opp. DEMOTIC).
3 of or concerning Egyptian or Greek traditional styles of art.
4 priestly.
Derivative
hieratically adv.
Etymology
L f. Gk hieratikos f. hieraomai be a priest f. hiereus priest