"Eleusinian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Eleusinian [comparative], most Eleusinian [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin eleusīnius + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|eleusīnius}} Latin eleusīnius, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Eleusinian (comparative more Eleusinian, superlative most Eleusinian)
  1. (historical) Pertaining to ancient Eleusis, in Attica, or the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter celebrated there. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Eleusinian-en-adj-WjML9ciz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 100 0
  2. Pertaining to modern Eleusina.
    Sense id: en-Eleusinian-en-adj-iMsGydok

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