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hierophany

n. A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.

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Hierophany

A hierophany is a manifestation of the sacred. The word is a formation of the Greek adjective hieros (; sacred/holy) and the verb phainein (φαίνειν; to reveal / to bring to light).

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Some immediacy was there again, some promise of hierophany: printed circuit, gently curving streets, private access to the water, Book of the Dead.