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amphictyony

amphictyony noun: a religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.

Noun

amphictyony (plural amphictyonies)

  1. A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.

Forms of amphictyony

pluralamphictyonies

Origin of amphictyony

From Ancient Greek ἀμφικτυονία (amphiktuonía), from ἀμφί (amphí, “around, near”) + κτίζω (ktízō, “I found, people”).

Questions about amphictyony

What does amphictyony mean?
Amphictyony means a religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
What part of speech is amphictyony?
Amphictyony is a noun.
What is the plural of amphictyony?
The plural of amphictyony is amphictyonies.

Words near amphictyony in the dictionary

  1. amphicrine
  2. amphictyon
  3. amphictyonic
  4. amphictyonies
  5. amphictyons
  6. amphictyony
  7. amphicyonid
  8. amphicyonids
  9. amphid
  10. amphid salt
  11. amphid salts

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