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noun
The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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noun
A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at Byzantium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Ancient Greek ἱερομνήμων (hieromnḗmōn), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + μνήμων (mnḗmōn, “mindful, remembering”, from μνήμη (mnḗmē)).
