Etymology

telesterion

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Today it means: A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τελεστήριον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromτελεστήριον“initiation hall”
  2. English todaytelesterion

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

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