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HIEROPHANT
Definition of HIEROPHANT
noun
An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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Where it comes from
From Latin hierophanta, from Ancient Greek ἱεροφάντης (hierophántēs), from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I show, make known”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HIEROPHANT · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HIEROPHANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
HIEROPHANT starts with H and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEHHINOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.
Words that start HIEROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HIEROPHANT?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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