Etymology

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Today it means: An initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries; one who has attended the epopteia. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπόπτης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπόπτης“initiate into mysteries”
  2. English todayepopt

From Ancient Greek ἐπόπτης (epóptēs, “initiate into mysteries”).

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