[hʌɪ(ə)ˈratɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of or concerning priests
(e.g: he raised both his arms in a hieratic gesture)


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Origin:
mid 17th century (earlier as hieratical): via Latin from Greek hieratikos, from hierasthai ‘be a priest’, from hiereus ‘priest’, hieros ‘sacred’