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eleusinian
adj 2
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4ADJ.
current
VERB + ELEUSINIAN
guards
ELEUSINIAN + NOUN
lore
PREP.
besides, in
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adj
1
Pertaining to ancient Eleusis, in Attica, or the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter celebrated there.
Drives the profane from Mystery's bolted door, / And Suilence guards the Eleusinian lore.
We must remember that a number of mystery cults besides the Eleusinian were current in the early centuries of Christianity and that there was abundant literature on the telete of the Orphic mysteries and doctrines.
2
Pertaining to modern Eleusina.
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Drives the profane from Mystery's bolted door, / And Suilence guards the Eleusinian lore.
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We must remember that a number of mystery cults besides the Eleusinian were current in the early centuries of Christianity and that there was abundant literature on the telete of the Orphic mysteries
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