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hierophant
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HIEROPHANT
n.[Gr. sacred, and to show. ] A priest; one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HIEROPHANT
Hi *er "o *phant, n. Etym: [L. hierophanta, hierophantes, Gr. hiérophante.]
Defn: The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion. Abp Potter.
HIEROPHANTIC
Hi `er *o *phan "tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or relating to hierophants or their teachings.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hierophant
hi er o phant |ˈhī (ə )rəˌfant ˈhaɪərəˌfænt | ▶noun a person, esp. a priest in ancient Greece, who interprets sacred mysteries or esoteric principles. DERIVATIVES hi er o phan tic |ˌhī (ə )rəˈfantik |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek hierophantēs, from hieros ‘sacred ’ + phainein ‘show, reveal. ’
Oxford Dictionary
hierophant
hierophant |ˈhʌɪ (ə )rə (ʊ )fant | ▶noun a person, especially a priest, who interprets sacred mysteries or esoteric principles. DERIVATIVES hierophantic |-ˈfantɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek hierophantēs, from hieros ‘sacred ’ + phainein ‘show, reveal ’.
Duden Dictionary
Hierophant
Hi e ro phant Substantiv, maskulin Geschichte , der |Hieroph a nt |der Hierophant; Genitiv: des Hierophanten, Plural: die Hierophanten lateinisch hierophantes < griechisch hierophántēs, zu: phaínein = erklären, zeigen Oberpriester und Lehrer der heiligen Bräuche im Griechenland der Antike
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