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Definition of Hierophantic
1. a. Of or relating to hierophants or their teachings.
Definition of Hierophantic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to a hierophant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hierophantic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hierophantic
Literary usage of Hierophantic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Greece by George Grote (1849)
"Gelo thus belonged to an ancient and distin- Gelo— in guished hierophantic family
at Gela, being the eldest of four brothers sons of ..."
2. Voltaire by John Morley (1872)
"... ceremonial communion, and hierophantic orders. The nobility of the social
theories of the society of Friends would naturally stir Voltaire even more ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1866)
"... The groans unheard of mightiest chiefs laid low, Of Heavenly will arc hierophantic
sign, The characters are dark yet not the less divine."—(P. 181. ..."
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