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Definition of: hierophant
(hī′ər·ə·fant′, hī·er′-) noun
1. In ancient Greece, an official expounder of religious mysteries or rites.
2. One who expounds any esoteric cult or doctrine. [<LL hierophanta <Gk. hierophantēs <hieros sacred + phainein show]
—hi′er·o·phan′tic adjective
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