telesterion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece.

Word forms

telesterion

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τελεστήριον (telestḗrion, “initiation hall”), from τελείω (teleíō, “to initiate”).

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