hieratical

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A form of hieratic — Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivehieratical (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of hieratic.

    They made innuendoes concerning the stability of the other articles of hieratical law.

    1904, Elizabeth Miller, The Yoke

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveassociated with the priesthood or priests

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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