Word of the Day

Hierophant

hi•er•o•phant
Pronunciation: \HYE-uh-ruh-fant\
Function: noun

1 : a priest in ancient Greece; specifically : the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries
2 a : a person who explains : commentator b : a person who defends or maintains a cause or proposal : advocate

"Very few women can be coerced into spending $4,000 for green leather trousers embroidered with silver petals — simply because some fashion hierophant declares it a trend."

— Cathy Horyn, The New York Times, March 30, 1999