| Word | hieratic |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. Of or concerning priests. |
| Sentence | [In a crypt.] Baudolino and Boidi glimpsed faces with taut, ascetic smiles, others to which the devout survivors had pasted beards and mustaches to make them look hieratic as in the past. |
| Source | Baudolino, Umberto Eco, p.486 |
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