Telesterion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Telesterion is a noun meaning A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece.
Meaning
A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece.
Example Sentences
With each successive telesterion, the structure grew in size and capacity, an expansion that indicates the growing and continued popularity of the cult […]
Central among them is what, to avoid controversy, it is convenient to call the telesterion: a building designed to accommodate the faithful inside, and thus unique among the forms of Greek sacred architecture.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epopteia, delphinion, pantheon, ephebeum, pylon, neokoros.
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