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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Hierophant \Hi*er"o*phant\ (h[isl]*[ecr]r"[osl]*f[ait]nt or h[imac]"[etil]r; 277), n. [L. hierophanta, hierophantes, Gr. "ierofa`nths; "iero`s sacred + fai`nein to show, make known: cf. F. hi[82]rophante.] The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion. --Abp Potter. | |
