Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hieratic

1 sense of hieratic

Sense 1
hieratic, hieratic script -- (a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests)
       => hieroglyph, hieroglyphic -- (a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt)

Antonyms of adj hieratic

1 of 3 senses of hieratic

Sense 3
hieratic -- (adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved")

INDIRECT (VIA nonrepresentational) -> representational -- ((used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen; "representational art"; "representational images")

Similarity of adj hieratic

3 senses of hieratic

Sense 1
priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal -- (associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures")

Sense 2
hieratic -- (written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script")

Sense 3
hieratic -- (adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved")
       => nonrepresentational (vs. representational) -- (of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature)