Main Entry: hi·ero·phant

Pronunciation: \ˈhī-(ə-)rə-ˌfant, hī-ˈer-ə-fənt\

Function: 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

— hi·ero·phan·tic \ˌhī-(ə-)rə-ˈfan-tik, (ˌ)hī-ˌer-ə-\ adjective