English Explanatory Dictionary

proscynema

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A formulaic inscription expressing adoration of or homage to a particular deity.

Word forms

proscynema proscynemata

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προσκύνημα (proskúnēma, “adoration”), a word used in the standard Greek formula for such inscriptions.

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