canonical vs hieratic

canonical

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter 

  • In canonical form. 

  • Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices. 

  • Part of canon (“the main continuity of a fictional universe”). 

  • Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner. 

  • Prototypical. 

  • In conformity with canon law. 

  • In the form of a canon. 

  • Present in a canon, religious or otherwise. 

  • According to recognised or orthodox rules. 

noun
  • The formal robes of a priest. 

  • A URL presented in canonical form. 

hieratic

adj
  • Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt. 

  • Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import. 

  • Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart. 

noun
  • A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs. 

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