hierophanies

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɪəˈɹɒfəniːz/

Noun

hierophanies

1. plural of hierophany
   • 1991, Robert D. Baird, Category Formation and the History of Religions, page 75:

     For example, the symbolism of the moon implies a system of hierophanies which cluster about the moon.

   • 1994, Subrata Kumar Chakrabarti, “1: Hierophany”, in Offshore Structure Modeling, page 7:

     The major themes in Eliade’s thought are symbol, myth, and ritual¹, hierophanies, the sacred and the profane, the coincidentia oppositorum, the repetition of archetypal structures², illud tempus, and homo religiosus.