Eleusinian

Definition

Pertaining to ancient Eleusis, in Attica, or the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter celebrated there.

Etymology

From Latin eleusīnius + -an.

Example Sentences

• "Drives the profane from Mystery's bolted door, / And Suilence guards the Eleusinian lore."
• "We must remember that a number of mystery cults besides the Eleusinian were current in the early centuries of Christianity and that there was abundant literature on the telete of the Orphic mysteries and doctrines."