n.
Pronunciation: ' h ī -( ə -)r ə - ˌ fant, h ī - ' er- ə -f ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin hierophanta, from Greek hierophant ē s, 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 \ ˌ h ī -( ə -)r ə - ' fan-tik, ( ˌ )h ī - ˌ er- ə - \ adjective