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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.

Origin:
< 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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