epopt

noun

ep·​opt

ˈeˌpäpt

plural -s

1

plural also epoptae

eˈpäpˌtē

or epoptai

eˈpäpˌtī

: an initiate in the highest grade of the Eleusinian mysteries

2

: one instructed in a secret system

Word History

Etymology

Greek epoptēs, literally, overseer, watcher, from epopteuein to watch, supervise, be admitted to the highest grade of the Eleusinian mysteries, from epi- + opteuein to see

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