Hierophant

For the tarot card, see The Hierophant. For the album, see The Hierophant (album).
Votive relief dedicated to a hierophant of Demeter and Persephone, 2nd century AD, Ancient Agora of Athens Museum Greece.

A hierophant (Ancient Greek: ἱεροφάντης, romanized: hierophantēs) is a person who brings religious congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy.[1] 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 τὰ ἱερά (ta hiera, 'the holy') and φαίνω (phainō, 'to reveal').

  1. ^ "hierophant | Greek priest". Retrieved 2016-09-10.