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Explore Hieratic through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hieroglyph or hieroglyphic. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Hieratic in a sentence

Hieratic meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, 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.

Synonyms of Hieratic

hieroglyph hieroglyphic priestly hieratical sacerdotal profession community nonrepresentational hieratic script

Related words

Other words often associated with Hieratic or its synonyms:

writing orthography vocation gathering geometric affirmation agreement conventional line people abstractionist business

Using Hieratic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt. | Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart. | Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
  • Useful related words include: hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, priestly, hieratical.
  • In the example corpus, hieratic often appears in combinations such as: the hieratic, hieratic and.

Context around Hieratic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

original 1× left 1×

Sentence patterns with Hieratic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

between the hieratic and the 1× of the hieratic as a 1× to left hieratic was always 1× to original hieratic and demotic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in an anonymous 1× padamsee as an 1× while formal hieroglyphs 1×

Common sentence endings:

and demotic equivalents 1× and the human 1× in horizontal rows 1× young s work 1×

Words around Hieratic

Just before it in the word index:

hierarchy 726 hierarchs 3 hierarchiology 3 hierarchies 113 hierarchically 17 hierarchical 246

Just after it in the word index:

hierax 5 hierdie 3 hiero 3 hierodule 2 hierofalcons 5 hieroglyph 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Hieratic

  • In this selection, "hieratic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, original and left stand out and add context to how "hieratic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include between the hieratic and the and of the hieratic as a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hieratic" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hieratic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Many of them served as glosses to original hieratic and demotic equivalents. (12 words)

Padamsee, as an artist, led us into a space of refined aesthetic, balancing between the hieratic and the human. (19 words)

While formal hieroglyphs may be read in rows or columns in either direction (though typically written from right to left), hieratic was always written from right to left, usually in horizontal rows. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

In an anonymous review of the lettre Young attributed the discovery of the hieratic as a form of hieroglyphs to de Sacy and described Champollion's decipherments merely as an extension of Åkerblad and Young's work. (37 words)

While formal hieroglyphs may be read in rows or columns in either direction (though typically written from right to left), hieratic was always written from right to left, usually in horizontal rows. (32 words)

Padamsee, as an artist, led us into a space of refined aesthetic, balancing between the hieratic and the human. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Padamsee, as an artist, led us into a space of refined aesthetic, balancing between the hieratic and the human.

In an anonymous review of the lettre Young attributed the discovery of the hieratic as a form of hieroglyphs to de Sacy and described Champollion's decipherments merely as an extension of Åkerblad and Young's work.

Many of them served as glosses to original hieratic and demotic equivalents.

While formal hieroglyphs may be read in rows or columns in either direction (though typically written from right to left), hieratic was always written from right to left, usually in horizontal rows.

Common combinations with hieratic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hieratic" in a sentence?
An example: "Padamsee, as an artist, led us into a space of refined aesthetic, balancing between the hieratic and the human." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "hieratic" from authentic English texts.
What does "hieratic" mean?
Hieratic means: Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
What are synonyms of "hieratic"?
Common synonyms of "hieratic" include: hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, priestly, hieratical, sacerdotal, profession, community, nonrepresentational. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "hieratic" are there?
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