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epopteia

epopteia noun: the final initiation rite in the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Noun

epopteia (plural epopteias)

  1. The final initiation rite in the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Forms of epopteia

pluralepopteias

Origin of epopteia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποπτεία (epopteía).

Questions about epopteia

What does epopteia mean?
Epopteia means the final initiation rite in the Eleusinian Mysteries.
What part of speech is epopteia?
Epopteia is a noun.
What is the plural of epopteia?
The plural of epopteia is epopteias.

Words near epopteia in the dictionary

  1. epopees
  2. epopoeia
  3. epopoeias
  4. epoprostenol
  5. epopt
  6. epopteia
  7. epopteias
  8. epoptic
  9. epopts
  10. epopœia
  11. epopœias

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