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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hi·ero·phant ETYMOLOGY Late Latin hierophanta, from Greek hierophantēs,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 2English Etymology hierophant "expounder of sacred mysteries," 1677, from L.L. hierophantes,from Gk. hieros "sacred" + phainein "to reveal, bring to light" (see phantasm). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hi·er·o·phant \ˈhī(ə)rəˌfant; hīˈerəˌfant, -_fənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin hierophanta, hierophantes, from Greek hierophantēs, from hier- + -phantēs (from phainein to reveal, show, make known) — more at fancy 1. : a priest in ancient Greece < a hierophant … dressed in a fawn skin, with a crown of poplar leaves — L.P.Smith > specifically : the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries 2. a. : a spokesman or interpreter < the hierophant of Beauty, the dedicated poet of the cult — F.R.Leavis > < the molder and hierophant of the national life — Van Wyck Brooks > b. : a leading advocate < sociologists have long been hierophants of methodology — R.K.Merton > |
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