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hieromnemon |
hieron |
hieronymite |
hieronymus |
hieronymus bosch |
hierophant
| hierophantic
| hieroscopy
| hierotheca
| hierourgy
| hifalutin
hierophant
CIDE DICTIONARY
hierophant, n. [L. hierophanta, hierophantes, Gr. "ierofa`nths; "iero`s sacred + fai`nein to show, make known: cf. F. hiérophante.].
- The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries; Abp. Potter. [1913 Webster]
- an advocate or spokesperson. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hierophant, n.
1 Gk Antiq. an initiating or presiding priest; an official interpreter of sacred mysteries.
2 an interpreter of sacred mysteries or any esoteric principle.
1 Gk Antiq. an initiating or presiding priest; an official interpreter of sacred mysteries.
2 an interpreter of sacred mysteries or any esoteric principle.
Derivative
hierophantic adj.
Etymology
LL hierophantes f. Gk hierophantes (as HIERO-, phantes f. phaino show)
ROGET THESAURUS
hierophant
Clergy
N clergy, clericals, ministry, priesthood, presbytery, the cloth, the desk, clergyman, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman, priest, presbyter, hierophant, pastor, shepherd, minister, father, father in Christ, padre, abbe, cure, patriarch, reverend, black coat, confessor, dignitaries of the church, ecclesiarch, hierarch, ebdomarius, eminence, reverence, elder, primate, metropolitan, archbishop, bishop, prelate, diocesan, suffragan, dean, subdean, archdeacon, prebendary, canon, rural dean, rector, parson, vicar, perpetual curate, residentiary, beneficiary, incumbent, chaplain, curate, deacon, deaconess, preacher, reader, lecturer, capitular, missionary, propagandist, Jesuit, revivalist, field preacher, churchwarden, sidesman, clerk, precentor, choir, almoner, suisse, verger, beadle, sexton, sacristan, acolyth, acolothyst, acolyte, altar boy, chorister, Pope, Papa, pontiff, high priest, cardinal, ancient flamen, flamen, confessor, penitentiary, spiritual director, cenobite, conventual, abbot, prior, monk, friar, lay brother, beadsman, mendicant, pilgrim, palmer, canon regular, canon secular, Franciscan, Friars minor, Minorites, Observant, Capuchin, Dominican, Carmelite, Augustinian, Gilbertine, Austin Friars, Black Friars, White Friars, Gray Friars, Crossed Friars, Crutched Friars, Bonhomme, Carthusian, Benedictine, Cistercian, Trappist, Cluniac, Premonstatensian, Maturine, Templar, Hospitaler, Bernardine, Lorettine, pillarist, stylite, abbess, prioress, canoness, religieuse, nun, novice, postulant, prophet, priest, high priest, Levite, Rabbi, Rabbin, Rebbe, scribe, mullah, muezzin, ayatollah, ulema, imaum, imam, sheik, sufi, kahin, kassis, mufti, hadji, dervish, fakir, faquir, brahmin, guru, kaziaskier, poonghie, sanyasi, druid, bonze, santon, abdal, Lama, talapoin, caloyer, the Reverend, the very Reverend, the Right Reverend, ordained, in orders, called to the ministry.
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