Telestic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɛˈlɛstɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Telestic is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to religious mysteries.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to religious mysteries.
More Meanings
- Of or pertaining to a hierophant.
- Mystical.
- Alternative form of telestich.
Example Sentences
He paused, and took a drink. ‘Do you remember last fall, in Julian’s class, when we studied what Plato calls telestic madness? Bakcheia? Dionysiac frenzy?’
Orithya was the daughter of Erectheus, and the prieſteſs of Boreas; for each of the winds has a preſiding deity, which the teleſtic art, or the art pertaining to ſacred myſteries, religiouſly cultivates.
Word Forms
- telestics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mysterial, mystical, mystic, epoptic, mystorical, solemn.
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