[ 'hʌɪrə(ʊ)fant ]
■ noun a person, especially a priest, who interprets sacred or esoteric mysteries.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
Origin
C17: via late L. from Gk ~ēs , from hieros 'sacred' + phainein 'to show'.
[ 'hʌɪrə(ʊ)fant ]
■ noun a person, especially a priest, who interprets sacred or esoteric mysteries.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
Origin
C17: via late L. from Gk ~ēs , from hieros 'sacred' + phainein 'to show'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004