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Meaning of hierophanies | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/hɪəˈɹɒfəniːz/

Definitions

Pluriel de hiérophanie.

Equivalents

Français hiérophanies

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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