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 mysteries2 a: expositor b: advocate 2

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