Etymology

Eleusinian

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Today it means: Pertaining to ancient Eleusis, in Attica, or the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter celebrated there. Full definition →

Latin eleusīnius
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  1. Latin · derived fromeleusīnius
  2. English todayEleusinian

From Latin eleusīnius + -an.

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