Ceresian

Ceresian

English

Alternative forms

• Cererian
• Cerean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɨˈɹiːzi.ən/

Adjective

Ceresian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres.
   • 1824, “Cist”, in James Elmes,, editor, A general and bibliographical dictionary of the fine arts:

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

   • 1866, John Jones Thomas, “The Cimbro-Celtic Families”, in Britannia antiquissima, page 17:

     I shall want the Olympic twigs, the Pindaric olives, and the germinal sprigs of the Ceres-ian Ciros, &c, in the course of my remarks on druidical ceremonies. [italics in original]

   • 1902, “Is Natural Selection Evolving a Sober Race?”, in The Westminster Review, volume 158, page 504:

     Many years ago, a Mr. Torbit brought forward a Ceresian scheme for producing a disease-proof potato.

   • 1920, Charles Isaacson, “The Musical Digest”, in Theatre Magazine, volume 31, page 232:

     Some day I hope to hear the Corybantian dances and perhaps the Ceresian music of Eleusia.

2. (rare) Of or relating to the dwarf planet/asteroid Ceres.

Anagrams

• Cairenes, cerasine, increase, resiance