amphidromia

[ am-fi-droh-mee-uh ]

noun

a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received a name.

Origin of amphidromia

¹

From Greek, equivalent to amphídrom(os) “running about” (see amphi-, -drome) + -ia-ia

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How to use amphidromia in a sentence

He writes in one case of brewing "groaning-beer," and in his household were held two New England amphidromia.
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This expressed itself in a family festival, called the amphidromia, celebrated usually on the seventh day after the birth.
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