Eleusis

American  

[ih-loo-sis] / ɪˈlu sɪs /

noun

1. a city in ancient Greece, in Attica.

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Eleusis British  

/ ˌɛljʊˈsɪnɪən, ɪˈluːsɪs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Eleusinian noun

Example Sentences

It culminated in a ritual bath in the sea, three days of fasting and a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Eleusis outside of Athens during a nine-day festival in early fall.

From Los Angeles Times

Also she went to the princes of Eleusis who had built her temple and she chose one, Triptolemus, to be her ambassador to men, instructing them how to sow the corn.

From Literature

The great temple was at Eleusis, a little town near Athens, and the worship was called the Eleusinian Mysteries.

From Literature

In her desolate wanderings she came to Eleusis and sat by the wayside near a well.

From Literature

She asked instead for barley-water flavored with mint, the cooling draught of the reaper at harvest time and also the sacred cup given the worshipers at Eleusis.

From Literature