amphictyonies
- plural of amphictyony.
Example Sentences
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Religious influences were sometimes strong enough to bring about federations known as amphictyonies, or leagues of neighbors.
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
Thirty Latin cities had formed among themselves a religious association analogous to the Greek amphictyonies.
From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles
The oracle and the Amphictyony of Delphi were more potent than the other oracles and the other amphictyonies; but they never united the Greeks into a single nation.
From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles
