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
- : 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.
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