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Hierophancy

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hierophantnounAn interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.
heirophantnounMisspelling of hierophant. [(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.]
hieraciannounOf or relating to Hierax (ascetic).
hierographnounA sacred symbol.
ophiomancynounDivination using snakes.
hierodulenoun(historical, chiefly Ancient Greece) A temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.
thearchnounThe ruler of a thearchy, a monarch of gods
hierotheca
heptarchynounA group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
hieromnemonnoun(historical, Ancient Greece) The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.
phylenoun(Ancient Greece) A local division of the people; a clan or tribe.
phylarchnounA tribal chief, magistrate, or other local ruler.
herotheismnounThe worship of a human hero as a god.
high priestnoun(religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
hieracosphinxnounA mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
anaktoronnoun(historical, Ancient Greece) A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
pastophorusnoun(historical) A type of lesser priest in ancient Egypt, originally serving as a doorkeeper to a temple.
astronomer-priestnounA leader in various ancient religions which worshipped heavenly bodies as gods and goddesses.
theographynounWriting about a god or gods.
heroheadnoun(obsolete) herohood

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