hieratic

Adjective

• adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
  • the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved
    

• written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
  • hieratic Egyptian script
    

• associated with the priesthood or priests
  • priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments
    
  • hieratic gestures
    

Noun

• a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  priestly , hieratical , sacerdotal , hieratic script