hierophanies
/hɪəˈɹɒfəniːz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
plural of hierophany
Example Sentences
- "For example, the symbolism of the moon implies a system of hierophanies which cluster about the moon."
- "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."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /hɪəˈɹɒfəniːz/