adjective Also: hieratical of or relating to priests of or relating to a cursive form of hieroglyphics used by priests in ancient Egypt of or relating to styles in art that adhere to certain fixed types or methods, as …

Hieratic compositions are often seen in the art of various ancient civilizations and primitive peoples, as well as during Europe's Middle Ages, and in the art of children at certain stages of artistic development. Representing the sizes of things according to their importance, rather than how they would objectively appear in space. Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός (hieratikós), from ἱερατεία (hierateía, “priesthood”), from ἱερατεύω (hierateúō, “be a priest”), from ἱερεύς (hiereús, “priest”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”). How to use hieratic in a sentence. As in the art of many cultures of ancient times, the palette contains hieratic scale, in which Narmer is the largest figure. a process in art through which artists strive to make their forms and figures attain perfection based on pervading cultural values ka the name given by ancient Egyptians to the human life source or spirit As in the art of many cultures of ancient times, the palette contains hieratic scale, in which Narmer is the largest figure. constituting or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing simpler than the hieroglyphic; sacerdotal; highly stylized or formal…

a process in art through which artists strive to make their forms and figures attain perfection, based on pervading cultural values or their own mental image of beauty Hieratic definition is - constituting or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing simpler than the hieroglyphic.

Hieratic is a cursive writing system used for Ancient Egyptian, and the principal script used to write that language from its development in the 3rd millenium BCE until the rise of Demotic in the mid 1st millennium BCE.
Sculpture of the Early Christian Church The subjects were often narrative religious scenes in vertical sections, largely derived from Late Antique paintings and carvings, as were those with more hieratic images derived from consular diptychs and other imperial art. Other articles where Hieratic style is discussed: Central Asian arts: Sculpture and painting: While this Nepalese hieratic, or sacerdotal, style was at its peak, a narrative style developed in manuscript illuminations such as the Hitopadeśa (1594; Kāthmāndu) and horizontal scroll paintings such as the Rathayātrā Scroll (1617; Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya).