Archon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Archon is a noun meaning A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
Meaning
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
More Meanings
- 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
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.
Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth.
Word Forms
- archontes
- archons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eponymous, archonship, archontate, archiater, irenarch, archisynagogue.
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