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τελετής
ceremony (genitive singular: "of the ceremony") /te.le.ˈtis/
nounC1#4030 most common
Also: rite, ritual, initiation rite
Example sentences
Η τελετή γάμου ήταν χθες.
The wedding ceremony was yesterday.
Πήγαμε στην τελετή αποφοίτησης του γιου μας.
We went to our son's graduation ceremony.
Η ώρα της τελετής άλλαξε την τελευταία στιγμή.
The time of the ceremony changed at the last minute.
Ο πρόεδρος παρευρέθηκε στην τελετή έναρξης των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων.
The president attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Η μυστικότητα της τελετής μύησης εντυπωσίασε όλους τους παρευρισκομένους.
The secrecy of the initiation ceremony impressed everyone present.
Οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες θεωρούσαν την τελετή των Ελευσινίων Μυστηρίων ιερή και απόρρητη, στοιχείο που καθόρισε τη θρησκευτική τους ζωή για αιώνες.
The ancient Greeks considered the rite of the Eleusinian Mysteries sacred and secret, an element that shaped their religious life for centuries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τελετή | τελετές |
| Genitive | τελετής | τελετών |
| Accusative | τελετή | τελετές |
| Vocative | τελετή | τελετές |
Word family
τελετουργίαritual, liturgy
τελετάρχηςmaster of ceremonies
τελετουργικόςceremonial, ritual
τέλοςend, goalτελειώνωto finish, to completeEtymology
Τελετή is a deverbal noun built from τελέω, meaning to complete or to perform a rite, which in turn goes back to τέλος, meaning end or fulfillment. In ancient use, τελετή often meant a mystery initiation rite, a ceremony that brought someone to the completion of a sacred process. Some scholars trace τέλος itself to a root meaning to turn or revolve, on the idea that a cycle reaches completion when it turns full circle.
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