英语词汇“petalism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	petalism
释义	petalism Anc. Hist.\|ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)m\| [ad. Gr. πεταλισµός, f. πέταλον leaf: see petal n. and -ism. In mod.F. pétalisme (Littré).] A method of temporary banishment (for five years) practised in ancient Syracuse, in imitation of the ostracism of Athens, but effected by writing the name of the person on an olive-leaf. 1612North's Plutarch, Dionysius 1141 The other Lords made a law called Petalisme, to meete with this practise.Ibid., By meanes of this Petalisme, the Lords banished one another, so that in the end, the people became Lord.1768Hume Ess., Balance of Power xxix. 199 The Ostracism of Athens and Petalism of Syracuse.1900F. M. Crawford Rulers of South I. 99 For their own safety the Syracusans introduced the law of petalism corresponding almost exactly to the ostracism of the Athenians.
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