hierophant
/ˈhaɪərəfænt/noun
उच्चारण हायरफ़ैन्ट
(प्राचीन यूनान में) धार्मिक अनुष्ठान कराने वाला पुरोहित
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noun
- 1
[C] old use
(in ancient Greece) a priest who explained sacred mysteries and led religious ceremonies
(प्राचीन यूनान में) धार्मिक अनुष्ठान कराने वाला पुरोहित
- The hierophant led the procession to the temple at Eleusis.
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[C] literary
a person who explains or champions a mysterious or complicated subject, often with great authority
(किसी गूढ़ विषय का) प्रवक्ता या व्याख्याता
- He was the hierophant of the new economic theory.
- Critics called her the hierophant of modern art.
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hierophantic adjective
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Notes
From Greek hieros (sacred) and phainein (to show).
यह Greek शब्द hieros (पवित्र) और phainein (दिखाना) से बना है।