telesterion

American

[tel-uh-steer-ee-on] / ˌtɛl əˈstɪər iˌɒn /

noun

(in ancient Greece) a building in which religious mysteries were celebrated.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

telesteria

plural

Etymology

Origin of telesterion

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

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