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Hierophant

/ˈhaɪəɹəˌfænt/

An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian mysteries.

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noun

1
An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian mysteries.
2
An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.
3
One who explains or makes a commentary.

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mystesnoun	(historical) An ancient Roman priest of the secret rites of divine worship.
anaktoronnoun	(historical, Ancient Greece) A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
ephorusnoun	(historical) Alternative form of ephor. [(historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.]
eleusinionnoun	(historical) A temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
hieromonknoun	A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
eleutherarchnoun	The leader of a secret society, usually mysterious and sinister
omphalopsychitenoun	(theology, derogatory) A Hesychast.
hieromnemonnoun	(historical, Ancient Greece) The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.
hieronymynoun	The ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name
ephornoun	(historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
nomophylaxnoun	(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
heracleonitenoun	(historical) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, who offered mystical and allegorical interpretations of Scripture.
symposiarchnoun	(historical, Ancient Greece) The master of a feast.
ephorosnoun	Alternative form of ephor. [(historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.]
orphistnoun	(art) An artist working in the style of Orphism.
heresiarchnoun	(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
epistatesnoun	(historical) A superintendent or overseer in Ancient Greece.
sophistnoun	(figurative) A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.
theosophenoun	(archaic) A theosophist.
pontifexnoun	(historical) A pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.