amphictyony
[ am-fik-tee-uh-nee ]
/ æmˈfɪk ti ə ni /
noun, plural am·phic·ty·o·nies.
(in ancient Greece) any of the leagues of states, especially the league at Delphi, united for mutual protection and the worship of a common deity.
Origin of amphictyony
Words nearby amphictyony
amphicentric,
amphichroic,
amphicoelous,
amphictyon,
amphictyonic,
amphictyony,
amphidamas,
amphidentate,
amphidiploid,
amphidromia,
amphidromic point
Example sentences from the Web for amphictyony
This later class of festivals agreed with the Amphictyony in being of a special and exclusive character, not open to all Greeks.
Thus there was an Amphictyony of seven cities at the holy island of Caluria, close to the harbor of Troezen.
Sometimes this tendency to religious fraternity took a form called an Amphictyony, different from the common festival.
It did not even prevent members of the Amphictyony fighting one another.
History Of Ancient Civilization |Charles Seignobos
British Dictionary definitions for amphictyony
amphictyony
/ (æmˈfɪktɪənɪ) /
noun plural -nies
(in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them