HIEROPHANT


Meaning of HIEROPHANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌfant, hī-ˈer-ə-fənt ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin hierophanta, from Greek hierophantēs, from hieros + phainein to show — more at fancy

Date: 1677

1. : a priest in ancient Greece ; specifically : the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries

2.

a. : expositor

b. : advocate 2

• hi·ero·phan·tic ˌhī-(ə-)rə-ˈfan-tik, (ˌ)hī-ˌer-ə- adjective

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