† Orpheotelestn.

Forms: 1600s orphetulist (transmission error), 1800s orpheotellist (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Ὀρϕεοτελεστής.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Ὀρϕεοτελεστής an initiator into Orphic mysteries (Theophrastus: see quot. a1610) < ancient Greek Ὀρϕεύς Orpheus (see Orphean adj. and n.) + τελεστής hierophant (see telestic adj.). N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭɹfiǫ·tĭlest) /ɔːfiːˈɒtɪlɛst/.

Obsolete. rare.

An initiator into Orphic mysteries; a teacher or student of Orphic magic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > [noun] > Orphism > adherent of

Orpheotelesta1610

Orpheist1678

Orphean1818

Orphica1820

a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters 61 in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1616) To the end he may be initiated in holy Orders, he goes often vnto the Orphetulists.

1839 Fraser's Mag. 20 31 He [sc. Orpheus] is represented..as the founder of a school of magic, whose students were termed ‘Orpheotellists’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	orpheotelest
释义	† Orpheotelestn. Forms: 1600s orphetulist (transmission error), 1800s orpheotellist (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Ὀρϕεοτελεστής. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Ὀρϕεοτελεστής an initiator into Orphic mysteries (Theophrastus: see quot. a1610) < ancient Greek Ὀρϕεύς Orpheus (see Orphean adj. and n.) + τελεστής hierophant (see telestic adj.). N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭɹfiǫ·tĭlest) /ɔːfiːˈɒtɪlɛst/. Obsolete. rare. An initiator into Orphic mysteries; a teacher or student of Orphic magic. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > [noun] > Orphism > adherent of Orpheotelesta1610 Orpheist1678 Orphean1818 Orphica1820 a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters 61 in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1616) To the end he may be initiated in holy Orders, he goes often vnto the Orphetulists. 1839 Fraser's Mag. 20 31 He [sc. Orpheus] is represented..as the founder of a school of magic, whose students were termed ‘Orpheotellists’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1610
随便看	spoliage spoliary spoliate spoliated spoliates spoliating spoliation spoliations spoliative spoliator spoliators spoliatory spon spon-new sponage spond spondaic spondaical spondaiccer spondaiccest spondaicer spondaicest spondaics spondean spondee