hierophants
- plural of hierophant.
Example Sentences
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As Morton’s work spreads beyond cultural hierophants such as Björk to the pages of major news outlets, he is arguably becoming our most popular guide to the new epoch.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2017
To all but the hierophants it was a secret.
From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Saltus, Edgar
One very ugly superstition, nevertheless, we must mention, of which these two men have been, in England at least, the great hierophants; namely, the right of “genius” to be “eccentric.”
From Literary and General Lectures and Essays by Kingsley, Charles
"Seek for the Lost Word among the hierophants of Tartary, China, and Tibet," was the advice of Swedenborg the seer.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
He having lived so long with lords of thought, The grand hierophants of speech and song, Hath from the high, august communion caught Some portion of their inspiration strong.
From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Kendall, Henry
