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Definition of Hierophant
1. n. The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion.
Definition of Hierophant
1. Noun. An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the (w Eleusynian Mysteries Eleusinian mysteries). ¹
2. Noun. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. ¹
3. Noun. One who explains or makes a commentary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hierophant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hierophant
Literary usage of Hierophant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"explainable, a. accountable, interpretable, explicable. explainer, n. expounder;
spec, hierophant, exponent. explanation, n. ..."
2. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"... and Demosthenes —Hadrian's Letter on the Mithraic Christians—hierophant —Sabbath
a Strictly Union Rite—Pagan Labor Year 365 Days—Love ..."
3. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1843)
"The Egyptians took two he- j but by virtue of their oath to become goats and drew
lots which of the two ¡ virtuous : the hierophant in all the Ore- should ..."
4. Joseph Pennell's Pictures in the Land of Templesby Joseph Pennell by Joseph Pennell (1915)
"representations, which struck awe and admiration into the observers ; but the
inner meaning of these was known only to the hierophant, who revealed it to ..."
5. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1861)
"... is the hierophant. All we know about it is, that it rejects the intervention
of spirits, and explains those astonishing effects by natural magic. ..."
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