hierofonte

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾoˈfõ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾoˈfõ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾoˈfõ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /jɛ.ɾuˈfõ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: hi‧e‧ro‧fon‧te

Noun

hierofonte f (plural hierofontes, feminine hierofanta, feminine plural hierofantas)

1. (Ancient Greece) hierophant
2. (figurative) mystagogue, occultist, diviner

   Synonyms: ocultista, adivinho

3. (Catholicism) papal cross

Related terms

• hieromonge

Further reading

• “hierofonte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “hierofonte”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024