What does archon mean?
Archon means A chief magistrate of ancient Athens..
Archon
/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/ · noun
Meaning
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens..
Definitions by Sense
- A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
- A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
- A ruler, head of state or other leader.
- (Christianity, Gnosticism) A supernatural ruler of the cosmos.
Example Sentences
Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth.
But neither the midwife’s lore nor the caudlectures saved him from the archons of Sinn Fein and their noggin of hemlock.
Their claim to totality is like the cry of the archon Ialdabaoth that he was the Lord of the Universe and that there was nothing beyond him.
Synonyms for archon
Antonyms for archon
Related Words
Word Forms
- archontes
- archons
- arkhon
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Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth.
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