ALL meanings of amphictyony
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A a - noun amphictyony (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them 3
- noun amphictyony in ancient Greece, a confederation of states established around a religious center, as at Delphi 3
- noun amphictyony 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. 1
- noun plural amphictyony (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. 1