Meaning Of The Word Amphictyony
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Amphictyony Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Amphictyony?
amphictyony in American English
in ancient Greece, a confederation of states established around a religious center, as at Delphi noun: any of the leagues of states, esp. the league at Delphi, united for mutual protection and the worship of a common deity amphictyony in British English noun: (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them |
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