Psephism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsiːfɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Psephism is a noun meaning (historical, Ancient Greece) A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
Meaning
(historical, Ancient Greece) A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
Example Sentences
No psephism shall pass to the commons before the senate's supervisal. The tablets on which the psephisms are engraved are by no means to be removed.
The well-known story of the Spartan psephism quoted by Boethius de musica, via. that the Spartans ordered him to cut off four of his eleven strings […] is contradicted by the present text
Word Forms
- psephisms
Synonyms for psephism
Depending on context, synonyms include psephisma.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include psephisma, psephocracy, plebiscite, paideia, panegyris, plethrum.
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