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hierophant
[ hahy-er-uh-fant, hahy-ruh-, hahy-er-uh- ]
noun
- (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- any interpreter of sacred mysteries or esoteric principles; mystagogue.
hierophant
/ ˈhaɪərəˌfænt /
noun
- (in ancient Greece) an official high priest of religious mysteries, esp those of Eleusis
- a person who interprets and explains esoteric mysteries
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Derived Forms
- ˌhieroˈphantically, adverb
- ˌhieroˈphantic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hier·o·phantic adjective
- hier·o·phanti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hierophant1
1670–80; < Late Latin hierophanta < Greek hierophántēs, equivalent to hiero- hiero- + -phántēs, derivative of phaínein to show, make known
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hierophant1
C17: from Late Latin hierophanta, from Greek hierophantēs, from hiero- + phainein to reveal
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Example Sentences
The right hand is upraised and extended, being the reverse of that benediction which is given by the Hierophant in the fifth card.
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He took upon himself to become its hierophant, and to infuse much that was peculiarly his own into it.
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The name of the rabbi Akiba is preserved as a type of the hierophant of restored Judaism.
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He tossed it on the table, and began searching another knocked-out hierophant.
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Thus Moses, the perfect hierophant, had this perfect apprehension, and passed from intellectual love to holy adoration.
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