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telesterion

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tel⋅es⋅te⋅ri⋅on

[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:
< Gk telestrion place for initiation, equiv. to teles-, s. of teleîn to fulfill, initiate (see tele- 2 ) + -tērion neut. n. suffix denoting place
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