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eumolpid

eumolpid noun: a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece.

Noun (1)

eumolpid (plural eumolpids or eumolpidae)

  1. a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece

Noun (2)

eumolpid (plural eumolpids)

  1. Any beetle in the chrysomelid subfamily Eumolpinae.

Forms of eumolpid

pluraleumolpids
pluraleumolpidae

Origin of eumolpid

From Ancient Greek Εὐμολπίδης (Eumolpídēs), said to be after an ancestor named Εὔμολπος (Eúmolpos), though perhaps instead from εὔμολπος (eúmolpos, “sweetly singing”) from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + μέλπω (mélpō, “celebrate with song and dance”).

From the family name Eumolpidae, which was named after the type genus, Eumolpus.

Questions about eumolpid

What does eumolpid mean?
Eumolpid means a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is eumolpid?
Eumolpid is a noun.
What is the plural of eumolpid?
The plural of eumolpid is eumolpids.

Words near eumolpid in the dictionary

  1. eumetazoans
  2. eumetria
  3. eumetric
  4. EUMETSAT
  5. eumolpic
  6. eumolpid
  7. Eumolpidae
  8. eumolpids
  9. Eumolpus
  10. eumorphic
  11. eumorphism

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