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hierophany
Dec. 25th, 2010 11:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
letteredhierophany
-noun
A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship. (AllWords.com
Here is a more extensive definition from thefreedictionary.com, and here is an explanation from wikipedia.com.
I had trouble finding a reliable definition of this word. I'll be back with more extensive research if time permits.
