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Webster 1913 Edition


Hieromnemon


Hiˊe-rom-ne′mon

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Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK];
ἱερόσ
sacred + [GREEK] mindful, fr. [GREEK] to think on, remember.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
1.
The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.
Liddel & Scott.
2.
A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at Byzantium.
Liddel & Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hieromnemon

HIEROM'NEMON

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Noun.
[Gr. sacred, and preserving memory.]
In ancient Greece, a magistrate who presided over the sacred rites and solemnities, &c.

Definition 2024


hieromnemon

hieromnemon

English

Noun

hieromnemon (plural hieromnemons)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.
  2. (historical) A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at Byzantium.

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