"eleutheri" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛˈljuːθəˌɹaɪ/
Etymology: From Eleutheria Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} eleutheri pl (plural only)
  1. (literature) A secret society, usually 19th century and sinister. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Literature Related terms: Illuminati
    Sense id: en-eleutheri-en-noun-cM-zBM1H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: literature, media, publishing

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          "text": "He addressed himself in the same language to the whole company, and […] asked them, if they had any objection to my being initiated into the mysteries of the Eleutheri.",
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          "ref": "1886 [1814], Professor E. Dowden, edited by Thomas J. Wise, Some Early Writings of Shelley, London: Reeves and Turner, pages 49-50",
          "text": "In his account of the Society of the Eleutheri, Hogg seems to be indulging in a bad dream after having read a book which was always perused with interest by Shelley — Barruel's \"Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire du Jacobinisme\" — let the reader look into the chapters on Spartacus Weishaupt, the founder of Illuminism, and he will see grounds for this conjecture[.]",
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