Eleusis

[ ih-loo-sis ]

noun

1. a city in ancient Greece, in Attica.

Eleusis

/ ˌɛljʊˈsɪnɪən; ɪˈluːsɪs /

noun

1. a town in Greece, in Attica about 23 km (14 miles) west of Athens, of which it is now an industrial suburb Modern Greek nameElevsís

Derived Forms

• Eleusinian, nounadjective

Example Sentences

The cat will have been irrecoverably let out of the bag, the mystery of the poet as exploded as the mysteries of Eleusis.

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At Eleusis, it was not the name but the intonation of the voice of the magician which produced the mysterious results.

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They were named from Eleusis, a town in Greece where they were celebrated.

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Some of my fellow-passengers made their way to Eleusis, but they came back disappointed, and covered with dust.

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Ceres had long wandered over the earth, before she was received at Eleusis, and erected there her sanctuary.

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