- hierophantic
- adjective see hierophant
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hierophantic
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Hierophantic — Hi er*o*phan tic, a. [Gr. ierofantiko s.] Of or relating to hierophants or their teachings. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hierophantic — 1775, from Gk. herophantikos, from hierophantes (see HIEROPHANT (Cf. hierophant)) … Etymology dictionary
hierophantic — See hierophant. * * * … Universalium
hierophantic — adjective Of or relating to a hierophant … Wiktionary
hierophantic — hi·er·o·phan·tic … English syllables
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hierophant — hierophantic, adj. hierophantically, adv. /huy euhr euh fant , huy reuh , huy er euh /, n. 1. (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice. 2. any interpreter of sacred mysteries or esoteric principles; mystagogue.… … Universalium
hierophant — noun 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 2 •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Johann Gottfried Herder — Infobox Philosopher region = German philosophy era = Enlightenment philosophy color = lightsteelblue image size = image caption = name = Johann Gottfried Herder birth = August 25, 1744 death = death date and age|1803|12|18|1744|8|25 school… … Wikipedia
Ariosophy — Werner von Bülow s World Rune Clock, illustrating the correspondences between List s Armanen runes, the signs of the zodiac and the gods of the months Armanism and Ariosophy are the names of ideological systems of an esoteric nature, pioneered by … Wikipedia
