| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hi·er·o·phant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h   r--f nt , hr-, h- r-fnt |
| NOUN: | 1. An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian mysteries. 2. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. 3. One who explains or makes a commentary. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin hierophanta, from Greek hierophant s : hieros, holy; see eis- in Appendix I + -phants, one who shows (from phainein, phan-, to show; see bh -1 in Appendix I). | | OTHER FORMS: | hier·o·phantic —ADJECTIVE
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