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|Definition=ὁ, Ion. for [[ἱεροφάντης]]. | |Definition=ὁ, Ion. for [[ἱεροφάντης]], [[hierophant]]. | ||
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==Wikipedia EN== | ==Wikipedia EN== | ||
[[File:Horton WT - Tarot 5.jpg|thumb|Carta de Tarô "O Hierofante"]] | [[File:Horton WT - Tarot 5.jpg|thumb|Carta de Tarô "O Hierofante"]] | ||
A hierophant (Ancient Greek: ἱεροφάντης) is a person who brings religious congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy. As such, a hierophant is an interpreter of sacred mysteries and arcane principles. | A [[hierophant]] (Ancient Greek: ἱεροφάντης) is a person who brings religious congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy. As such, a hierophant is an interpreter of sacred mysteries and arcane principles. | ||
The word comes from ancient Greece, where it was constructed from the combination of ta hiera ('the holy') and phainein ('to show'). | The word comes from ancient Greece, where it was constructed from the combination of ta hiera ('the holy') and phainein ('to show'). | ||