anaktoron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Word forms

anaktoron anaktora

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνακτόρῐος (anaktórĭos, “belonging to a lord”), from ἀνάκτωρ (anáktōr, “lord”), from ἄναξ (ánax, “lord”).

Synonyms

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