hierophany
English
/hɪ.əˈɹɒ.fə.ni/
noun
Definitions
- (religion) A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἱερός (holy, sacred, supernatural, holy sign).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἱερός
Gloss
holy, sacred, supernatural, holy sign
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
聖
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hiera picra English
- hierography English
- hierophanic English
- hierophanical English
- hierophanically English
- hierographicus Latin
- iero- Italian
- ἀρχός Ancient Greek
- ἱέρεια Ancient Greek
- ἱεράρχης Ancient Greek
- ἱεραρχία Ancient Greek
- ἱεροβοτάνη Ancient Greek
- ἱεροθήκη Ancient Greek
- ἱεροφάντης Ancient Greek
- ἱεροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- ἱερόγλυφος Ancient Greek
- ἱερόδουλος Ancient Greek
- ἱερόμυρτος Ancient Greek
- ἱερός Ancient Greek
- Ἱεράπολις Ancient Greek
- Ἱεροκλῆς Ancient Greek
- Ἱεροφῶν Ancient Greek
- Ἱερώνυμος Ancient Greek
- *ish₁ros Proto-Indo-European
- hierarki Danish
- hieroglyf Danish
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Hebrew (modern)