hierophany

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hiérophanie, as used by Romanian religious historian and philosopher Mircea Eliade (1907–1986) in his book The Sacred and the Profane (1959; translated into English from an unpublished French original), from Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy sign”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show, appear”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.əˈɹɒ.fə.ni/, /ˌhaɪˈɹɒ.fə.ni/ Hyphenation: hi‧e‧ro‧pha‧ny === Noun === hierophany (plural hierophanies) (religion) A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship. ==== Derived terms ==== hierophanic hierophanical hierophanically hierophant ==== Related terms ==== epiphany theophany ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hierophany on Wikipedia.Wikipedia