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hierophant

/hahy-er-uh-fant, hahy-ruh-, hahy-er-uh-/US // ˈhaɪ ər əˌfænt, ˈhaɪ rə-, haɪˈɛr ə- //UK // (ˈhaɪərəˌfænt) //

嗜好者,嗜血者,嗜睡者,嗜酒者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
    • : any interpreter of sacred mysteries or esoteric principles; mystagogue.

Examples

  • The right hand is upraised and extended, being the reverse of that benediction which is given by the Hierophant in the fifth card.

  • He took upon himself to become its hierophant, and to infuse much that was peculiarly his own into it.

  • The name of the rabbi Akiba is preserved as a type of the hierophant of restored Judaism.

  • He tossed it on the table, and began searching another knocked-out hierophant.

  • Thus Moses, the perfect hierophant, had this perfect apprehension, and passed from intellectual love to holy adoration.