Eleusis

[ ih-loo-sis ]

noun
  1. a city in ancient Greece, in Attica.

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How to use Eleusis in a sentence

  • The cat will have been irrecoverably let out of the bag, the mystery of the poet as exploded as the mysteries of Eleusis.

    Prose Fancies | Richard Le Gallienne
  • At Eleusis, it was not the name but the intonation of the voice of the magician which produced the mysterious results.

  • They were named from Eleusis, a town in Greece where they were celebrated.

    The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
  • Some of my fellow-passengers made their way to Eleusis, but they came back disappointed, and covered with dust.

    Cities of the Dawn | J. Ewing Ritchie
  • Ceres had long wandered over the earth, before she was received at Eleusis, and erected there her sanctuary.

    Mysticism and its Results | John Delafield

British Dictionary definitions for Eleusis

Eleusis

/ (ɪˈluːsɪs) /


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

Derived forms of Eleusis

  • Eleusinian (ˌɛljʊˈsɪnɪən), noun, adjective

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