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.
Derivatives:
hieratically adv.
Etymology: L f. Gk hieratikos f. hieraomai be a priest f. hiereus priest
Useful english dictionary. 2012.