telesterion

[ tel-uh-steer-ee-on ]

noun,plural tel·es·te·ri·a [tel-i-steer-ee-uh]. /ˌtɛl ɪˈstɪər i ə/.
  1. (in ancient Greece) a building in which religious mysteries were celebrated.

Origin of telesterion

1
<Greek telestḗrion place for initiation, equivalent to teles-, stem of teleîn to fulfill, initiate (see tele-2) + -tērion neuter noun suffix denoting place

Words Nearby telesterion

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use telesterion in a sentence