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Calque of Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια (Eleusínia Mustḗria).
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Today it means: Initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone, based at Eleusis in ancient Greece, now named Elefsina. Full definition →
Calque of Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια (Eleusínia Mustḗria).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.