Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to Eleusis in Attica, Greece: as, the Eleusinian mysteries and festival, the mysteries and festival of Demeter (Ceres), celebrated at Eleusis.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or relating to modern Eleusina, ancient Eleusis, or the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Eleusinian.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.