Meanings of hieratic figure in English

Mr. S. now rose, an impressive hieratic figure, commanding attention and imploring perfect silence.

And he ran on, holding the piece of sugar-cane, like some hieratic figure holding a torch in a procession.

A shaft of sunshine pierced the rosy glass windows and fell upon the hieratic figure of the bearded Christ, which glowed supernally.

Hundreds of candles formed an elongated nimbus about her hieratic figure, which was surmounted by the canopy of cloth-of-gold presented by the Duke of Modena.