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amphictyonic

[ am-fik-tee-on-ik ]

/ æmˌfɪk tiˈɒn ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to an amphictyon or an amphictyony.

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compact

joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.

ready or inclined to fight.

not participating actively.

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Origin of amphictyonic

From the Greek word amphiktyonikós, dating back to 1745–55. See amphictyon, -ic

Words nearby amphictyonic

amphicelous, amphicentric, amphichroic, amphicoelous, amphictyon, amphictyonic, amphictyony, amphidamas, amphidentate, amphidiploid, amphidromia

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Example sentences from the Web for amphictyonic

We should almost as soon expect to see an amphictyonic council to regulate the affairs of the whole globe.
The United States and Latin America|John Holladay Latan
And that federalism was not ethically higher than the spirit of the ancient Amphictyonic oath, preserved by Æschines.
The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson
The Amphictyonic assembly held one of its half-yearly meetings near the temple of Pytho, the other at Thermopylæ.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various
And on this account the Scyrians were formerly condemned by the Amphictyonic council.
The Rights of War and Peace|Hugo Grotius

It seems that this use of the name (generally employed of the deputies to the Amphictyonic council) was peculiarly Dorian.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius

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