Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek antiquity: A sacred recorder; a deputy of the more honorable class sent by an amphictyonic state to the Delphic Amphictyonic Council. The title of a class of priests in several Greek states, as Megara, Thasos, etc. In certain states, as Byzantium, the hieromnemon was one of the chief magistrates.
- noun In the Gr. Ch., one of the officials of the patriarchal see of Constantinople.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Gr. Antiq.) The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.
- noun A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at Byzantium.
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- noun historical, Ancient Greece The
sacred secretary orrecorder sent by eachstate belonging to theAmphictyonic Council, along with thedeputy orminister . - noun historical A
magistrate who had charge ofreligious matters, as atByzantium .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek ἱερομνήμων (hieromnēmōn), from ἱερός (hieros, "sacred") + μνήμων (mnēmōn, "mindful, remembering").
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