Eleusis

[ih-loo-sis]

noun

a city in ancient Greece, in Attica.

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Ceremonies at Eleusis, in honour of Demeter, observed with great secrecy.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
Prototype, a procession to Eleusis or elsewhere: the Panathenaic, possibly.
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Xenophon
The initiation in the mysteries of Eleusis lasted nine days.
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Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The festivals of Carthage were said to be similar to those of Eleusis.
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Ali Nomad
In Eleusis he killed Cercyon, the Arcadian, in a wrestling match.
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Plutarch

British Dictionary definitions for eleusis

Eleusis

noun

a town in Greece, in Attica about 23 km (14 miles) west of Athens, of which it is now an industrial suburbModern Greek name: Elevsís

Derived FormsEleusinian (ˌɛljʊˈsɪnɪən), noun, adjective

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