Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telestic

/tɛˈlɛstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: te-les-tic
IPA: /tɛˈlɛstɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to religious mysteries.

adj

Of or pertaining to a hierophant.

adj

noun

Alternative form of telestich.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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?’"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τελεστικός (telestikós), from τέλος (télos, “mystery religion”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

more telestic (comparative) most telestic (superlative) telestics (plural)

Homonyms

telestich

Questions

How do you pronounce telestic?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛˈlɛstɪk/.
What does telestic mean?: Of or pertaining to religious mysteries.
Where does telestic come from?: From Ancient Greek τελεστικός (telestikós), from τέλος (télos, “mystery religion”).

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