hiero-, hier-

In Christianity, a bishop or a priest who was a martyr in the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Church: In the Greek Calendar, a hieromartyr was an ordained clergyman who is a martyr, a priest in this case, who dies for his beliefs.

Historically, someone who was in charge of religious matters: The hieromnemon was a record-keeper or secretary sent to every state by the Amphictyonic Council and was accompanied by a minister or also a deputy.

A clergyman who also serves as a priest: Jane read in her book that a hieromonach was one who could perform various religious rites in the Eastern Church

A consecrated place: In his book about Greece, Tom read about hierons as being sacred places, like temples.

A former term for epilepsy: In her grandfather's old book on medicine, Alice came across the word hieronosus which referred to a disorder of the brain with psychic dysfunction.

1. Relating to Saint Jerome: For his class in religion, Jeff wanted to get the Hieronymian version of the Bible.

Saint Jerome was an early Christian priest and was important during the 4th-5th century A.
2. Etymology: from Latin Hieronymus, "Jerome".

A member of a congregation of hermits named after Saint Jerome: A hieronymite was a fellow member of a medieval religious order called Hermits of St. Jerome.

A common name for three or four congregations of hermits living according to the rule of St. Augustine: There were also supplementary regulations taken from St Jerome's writings included in the hermits' congregations, or Hieronymites:

Their habit, or clothing, of the hermits was white, with a black cloak.

The Latin form of the Ancient Greek name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome: In the Roman Catholic Church,Hieronymus was one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the "Vulgate"), a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420).

Pertaining to a love of, or strong feeling for the clergy: Wilber's elderly grandmother was very hieropathic, gave generous donations to the church, and never missed attending church services on Sundays.

The function of an Ancient Greek,priest: The hierophancy included the explanations and descriptions of the sacred Eleusinian Mysteries.

1. A person who shows or reveals sacred things: A hierophant is an interpreter of sacred mysteries or esoteric principles, a mystagogue.<

Mr. Timmons, a hierophant, defined and explained obscure and mysterious matters in his new book, especially about sacred doctrines or mysteries.
2. The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries: The hierophant is also the, one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion.

In ancient Greece, a hierophant was an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.

1. Of or belonging to ancient Greek priests or their teachings: A hierophantic clergyman was one who showed or revealed sacred things.
2. A presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries: A hierophantic clergyman was one who taught the mysteries and duties of religion.

Sexual arousal from sacred objects: Gladys read an article about hierophilia and how some people were stimulated sexually by religious items, and she was glad that she wasn't one of them.

An intense dislike of holy people or of sacred objects: After Jane listened to sermons in church explaining that everyone would go to hell if he or she didn't pray, she developed a strong aversion to anything having to do with such religious individuals or things, and her doctor said later that she had developed a condition of hierophobia.