hierofante
Portuguese, noun/je.ɾoˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
hierofante is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hierophant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sacerdote que presidia aos Mistérios de Elêusis na Grécia”.
What does hierofante mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehierophant
- 2
masculinemystagogue, occultist, diviner
- 3
masculinepapal cross
- 4
masculinehierophant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sacerdote que presidia aos Mistérios de Elêusis na Grécia 2. indivíduo que se inculca conhecedor de ciências ou de mistérios
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 hierofante
- hierofantes plural
- hierofanta alternative
- hierophante alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hierofante?
- Brazil /je.ɾoˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /jɛ.ɾuˈfɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hierofante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hierofante in Portuguese?
hierofante appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).