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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesépopte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-pop-te
"Solo el épopte conocía los misterios ocultos del santuario."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
One who has attained the highest degree of initiation in ancient mystery religions, such as the Eleusinian Mysteries.
"Only the solemn epopt was permitted to gaze upon the sacred relics kept in the innermost chamber of the temple." - 2
An overseer, spectator, or person initiated into profound esoteric knowledge.
"He viewed the philosophical debates not merely as an outsider, but as an epopt privy to the deeper truths of the cosmos."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'epoptēs' (ἐπόπτης), meaning 'an overseer' or 'one initiated into the highest mysteries', from 'epi-' (upon, over) + 'opsesthai' (to look). It entered the English language in the 17th century primarily within historical and esoteric contexts relating to classical Greek mystery religions such as the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epopt" is said worldwide
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épopte
Transliteration: é-popt
"Il fut admis au rang d'épopte lors des mystères anciens."
Epopt
Transliteration: e-popt
"Der Epopt wurde in die geheimsten Riten eingeweiht."
epopta
Transliteration: e-pop-ta
"L'epopta partecipava ai segreti più profondi del culto."
épopte
Transliteration: e-pop-te
"Solo el épopte conocía los misterios ocultos del santuario."
épopta
Transliteration: e-pop-ta
"O épopta alcançou o grau mais alto de iniciação."
दीक्षित रहस्यदर्शी
Transliteration: dikshit rahasyadarshi
"वह प्राचीन रहस्यों का एक दीक्षित रहस्यदर्शी था।"
最高入教者
Transliteration: zuì gāo rù jiào zhě
"只有最高入教者才能观看秘仪。"
최고 입문자
Transliteration: choe-go ip-mun-ja
"그는 고대 신비의식의 최고 입문자였다."
最高参入者
Transliteration: saikō sannūsha
"彼は古代の秘儀における最高参入者であった。"
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