What does "ceresian" mean?

Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres.

How do you pronounce "ceresian"?

Pronounced //səˈɹiːzi.ən//.

//səˈɹiːzi.ən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres. not-comparable
"The bearers of the mystic cists in the Ceresian and Eleusinian processions were called Cistophori and Canephorae."
2
Of or relating to the dwarf planet/asteroid Ceres. not-comparable, rare

"The bearers of the mystic cists in the Ceresian and Eleusinian processions were called Cistophori and Canephorae."

From Latin Ceresius (as in Ceresius lacus, Lake Lugano), from Cerēs. Often a nonce coinage for Cererian (vd. 1866).

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