amphictyony

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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.

OriginAncient Greek ἀμφικτυονία →
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Meanings

nounamphictyony (plural amphictyonies)

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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμφικτυονία
  2. Englishamphictyony

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

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Translations

Catalan amfictionia
  • amfictioniareligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Dutch amphictionie
  • amphictioniereligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
French amphictyonie
  • amphictyoniereligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
German Amphiktyonie
  • Amphiktyoniereligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Greek αμφικτυονία
  • αμφικτυονία (amfiktyonía)religious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Hungarian amphiktüonia
  • amphiktüoniareligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Italian anfizionia
  • anfizioniareligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Norwegian amfiktyoni
  • amfiktyonireligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Polish amfiktionia
  • amfiktioniareligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Portuguese anfictionia
  • anfictioniareligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Spanish anfictionía
  • anfictioníareligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
Swedish amfiktyoni
  • amfiktyonireligious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states
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APA

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“amphictyony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphictyony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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