hierophanically
/ˌhɪəɹɒˈfænɪk(ə)li/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a hierophanic (or hierophanical) manner.
Example Sentences
- "Above all, the mystery cults of the ancient world provided man with a god on which he could have a hold. The god was individuated enough to be a person, born hierophanically by a real bull or goat or pig, physically slaughtered, and physically consumed, or symbolically by means of real substitutes, identified with the forces of nature, […]"
- "This disquieting insight may also give rise to the exhilarating possibility that there may be a transcendent realm outside of the physical, visible world of everyday existence, which can periodically manifest itself hierophanically in moments of gnosis."
- "Under no circumstance should we be dismissive of spectators and critics who find these films more satisfying, more hierophanically potent or real. Individuals coached into a high-literate mode of textual engagement may be understandably equating quiescence and quietude with the sacramental."
- "In this passage, the natural elements hierophanically explicate a display of divine action in Creation and disclose somewhat of the nature of the one God, here with emphasis on God's creative powers and omniscience."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌhɪəɹɒˈfænɪk(ə)li/
Inflected Forms
more hierophanically (comparative)
most hierophanically (superlative)