hieromnemon
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱερομνήμων (hieromnḗmōn), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + μνήμων (mnḗmōn, “mindful, remembering”, from μνήμη (mnḗmē)).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἱερομνήμων
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.
Inflected Forms
hieromnemons (plural)
hieromnemones (plural)