Usually means: Interpreter of sacred mysteries, guide.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word hierophant:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. hierophant: Merriam-Webster
  2. hierophant: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hierophant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hierophant: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Hierophant, hierophant: Wordnik
  6. hierophant: Wiktionary
  7. hierophant: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. hierophant: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Hierophant, hierophant: Dictionary.com
  10. hierophant: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Hierophant (album), Hierophant, The Hierophant (Tarot card), The Hierophant (album), The Hierophant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Hierophant: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. hierophant: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. Hierophant: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. hierophant: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  16. hierophant: FreeDictionary.org
  17. hierophant: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  18. hierophant: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hierophant: Global Glossary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hierophant: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hierophant: A Word A Day

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hierophant)

noun:  (Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
noun:  An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.
noun:  One who explains or makes a commentary.

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