- priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal - associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
- hieratic - written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script"
- hieratic - adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
Antonym: representational (indirect, via nonrepresentational)
- hieratic - adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
- hieratic, hieratic script - a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
--1 is a kind of hieroglyph, hieroglyphic