Meaning of telestic | Babel Free
tɛˈlɛstɪkDefinitions
- Of or pertaining to religious mysteries.
- Of or pertaining to a hierophant.
- Mystical.
Examples
“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?’”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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