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hierofania

Portuguese, noun/je.ɾo.faˈni.ɐ/

hierofania is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hierophany” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aparecimento do sagrado”.

What does hierofania mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehierophany

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. aparecimento do sagrado

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of hierofania

  • hierofanias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hierofania?

  • Brazil /je.ɾo.faˈni.ɐ/
  • Portugal /jɛ.ɾu.fɐˈni.ɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.