eumolpid.
a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece
Meaning & usage
a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek Εὐμολπίδης (Eumolpídēs), said to be after an ancestor named Εὔμολπος (Eúmolpos), though perhaps instead from εὔμολπος (eúmolpos, “sweetly singing”) from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + μέλπω (mélpō, “celebrate with song and dance”).
Any beetle in the chrysomelid subfamily Eumolpinae.
Where this word comes from
From the family name Eumolpidae, which was named after the type genus, Eumolpus.
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