Like icons, polyptychs emphasised hieratical distinctions between divine and human.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Single note wind entries establish a reedy, sharp-edged, chord at the start of this piece and the chorus answers with hieratical directness.
From the independent.co.uk
They explained to me the hieratical structure of the how they monitor the various dorms, including about 80 rooms per RA, and how they report up the chain of command on their findings.