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telesterion
[ tel-uh-steer-ee-on ]
noun
, plural tel·es·te·ri·a [tel-i-, steer, -ee-, uh].
- (in ancient Greece) a building in which religious mysteries were celebrated.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of telesterion1
< Greek telestḗrion place for initiation, equivalent to teles-, stem of teleîn to fulfill, initiate ( tele- 2 ) + -tērion neuter noun suffix denoting place
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The Telesterion, or Hall of Initiation, was a large covered building, about 170 ft. square.
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