Hierophant

The role of the hierophant in religion is to bring the congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy. The word comes from Ancient Greece, where it was constructed from the combination of ta hiera, "the holy," and phanerein, "to show." In Attica it was the title of the chief priest at the Eleusinian Mysteries.

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Ancient Greece - Attica - Eleusinian Mysteries

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An analogous modern role would be that of a Catholic priest at Mass.

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Catholic - Mass

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It is taught, in occult and mystic groups and in Esoteric Christianity, that in the spiritual worlds Initiation is given into Holy Mysteries, to those prepared, by the Hierophants of the Lesser Mystery Schools, and beyond them there are still schools wherein greater Mysteries are taught.

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Occult - Mystic - Esoteric Christianity

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In Tarot, The Hierophant is one of the twenty two trump cards comprising the Major Arcana, and represents the guide towards knowledge, insight and wisdom. In a tarot reading it might for example represent a priest, scholar, therapist or teacher.

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Tarot - The Hierophant - Major Arcana

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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Hierophant is a prestige class in third edition and was the highest ranking for a druid in the second edition.

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Dungeons & Dragons - Role-playing game - Prestige class - Druid

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In the gothic science fiction/fantasy world of Warhammer 40,000, the Hierophant is amongst the largest and most formidable of the Tyranid Bio creatures faced by ground forces. Not much is known about these massive creatures.

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