Apantesis

/ˌeɪpænˈtiːsɪs/ noun

Definition

A meeting or encounter, particularly in ancient Greek religious or philosophical contexts; a confrontation or meeting with opposition.

Etymology

From Greek apantesis, from apantao ('to meet' or 'to encounter'), composed of apo- ('away') + antao ('to meet'). The term originally referred to formal meetings or processional encounters.

Kelly Says

In ancient Greek religion, an apantesis was a solemn ceremonial meeting—imagine the entire city coming out to formally 'meet' a visiting god or important dignitary with elaborate ritual!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፓንቴሲስ
a-pan-teh-sis
ARالعربية
أبانثيس
a-ban-thees
BNবাংলা
অপানথ্রপি
o-pan-th-ro-pi
CACatalà
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
CSČeština
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
DADansk
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
DEDeutsch
Apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
ELΕλληνικά
απανθεσις
a-pan-teh-sis
ESEspañol
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
FAفارسی
آپانثروپی
a-pan-thro-pi
FISuomi
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
FRFrançais
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
GUGU
આપન્તેસિસ
a-pan-teh-sis
HAHA
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
HEעברית
אפנתזיס
a-fan-tez-is
HIहिन्दी
अपान्तेसिस
a-pan-teh-sis
HUMagyar
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
IGIG
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
ITItaliano
apantesi
a-pan-teh-si
JA日本語
アパンテシス
a-pan-teh-shisu
KKKK
апантэзис
a-pan-teh-zis
KMKM
អាបន្ធេសិស
a-ban-teh-sis
KO한국어
아판테시스
a-pan-te-se-si
MRMR
अपांथ्रोपी
a-pan-thro-pi
MSBahasa Melayu
apanthropia
a-pan-thro-pi-a
MYမြန်မာ
အပန်သေစစ်
a-pan-the-sit
NLNederlands
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
NONorsk
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
PAPA
ਅਪਾਂਥਰੋਪੀ
a-pan-thro-pi
PLPolski
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
PTPortuguês
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
RORomână
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
RUРусский
апантэзис
a-pan-teh-zis
SVSvenska
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
SWKiswahili
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
TAதமிழ்
அபந் திரோபியா
a-pan-th-ro-pi-ya
TEతెలుగు
అపంథ్రోపియ
a-pan-th-ro-pi-ya
THไทย
อพานเทซิส
a-pan-teh-si
TLTL
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
TRTürkçe
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
UKУкраїнська
апантéзис
a-pan-teh-zis
URاردو
اپانثروپی
a-pan-thro-pi
VITiếng Việt
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
YOYO
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis
ZH中文
阿潘特西斯
a-pan-te-si-si
ZUZU
apantesis
a-pan-teh-sis

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