Eleusinia 
were also celebrated in other parts of Greece and Greek 
lands. See K/fuxiniiiii. Great Eleusinia, the chief an- 
nual festival in honor of Demeter and Cora, celebrated at 
Athens and Eleusis from the 13th to the 23d of Boedromion 
(September-October). Lesser Eleusinia, an annual fes- 
tival at Athens, held as a prelude to the Great Eleusinia 
in the middle of the month of Anthesterion (February- 
March). 
Eleusinian (el-u-sin'i-an), a. [< L. Eleusinius, 
< Gr. 'E/Euff/wof, pertaining to Eleusis: see Eleu- 
sinia] Relating to Eleusis in Attica, Greece : 
as, the Eleusinian mysteries and festival, the 
mysteries and festival of Demeter (Ceres), cele- 
brated at Eleusis. 
Eleuther a bark. Same as cascarilla baric (which 
see, under bartP). 
Eleutherata (e-lu-the-ra'ta), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
cfovOepot, free, + -ata 2 ] "A term used by Fa- 
bricius (1775) to designate beetles, the insects 
which now form the order Coleoptera. 
eleutherian (el-u-the'ri-an), a. [< Gr. e'AevOepiof, 
like a free man, frank, freely giving, bountiful 
(ifavBepia, freedom), < iMfepOf, free.] Freely 
giving ; bountiful ; liberal. 
And eleutherian Jove will bless their flight. 
Glover, Leonidas, i. 
Eleutheroblastea (e-lu"the-ro-blas'te-a), n. pi. 
[XL., < Gr. eAeiOfpo;, free, + /faao-rof, germ.] 
An order of hydroid hydrozoans, or a suborder 
of the order Hydroida and class Hyclrozoa, rep- 
resented by the common fresh-water hydra, 
Hydra viridis, of the family Hydrida;. The 
animals have a hydriform trophosome and no mednsoid 
buds, both generative products being developed within 
the body-wall of the single polypite of which the hydro- 
some consists. It is the lowest and simplest grade of 
hydrozoans, and contains the only fresh-water forms. 
eleutheroblastic (e-lu'the-ro-blas'tik), a. Of 
or pertaining to the Eleutneroblastea. 
eleutherobranchiate(e-lu' ? the-r9-brang'ki-at), 
a. [< NL. "cleutlierobranchMtKS, < Gr. 'Aeiflepof, 
free, + flp&yx 10 , gills.] Having free gills; of 
or relating to the Eleutlierobranclni. 
Eleutherobrancbii (e-lu"the-ro-brang'ki-i), n. 
pi. [NL., < Gr. i'AsiiBepof, free, + {Ipayxia, gills.] 
A primary group of fishes, having the gills free 
at the outer edge, and thus contrasted with the 
selachians and the myzonts. It includes all the 
true or teleostomous fishes. [Not in use.] 
Eleutherodactyli (e-lu"the-ro-dak'ti-li), n. pi. 
[NL., < Gr. efai>0epo<;, free, +' rf(krv.of, finger, 
toe.] In ornith., those 1'asseres which have the 
hind toe perfectly free, as is the case with all 
1'asseres except the Eurylcemidce or Desmodac- 
tijli (which see). The character is made a ba- 
sis of the primary division of Passeres. Forbes. 
eleutherodactylbus (e-lu"the-ro-dak'ti-lus), a. 
Having the characters of the Eleutherodac- 
tyli. 
cieutheromania (e-lu"the-ro-ma'ni-a), n. [NL., 
< Gr. tAeWfepof, free (tfavBcpia, freedom), + fiavia, 
madness.] A mania for freedom; excessive 
zeal for freedom. [Rare.] 
Our Peers have, in too many cases, laid aside their frogs, 
laces, bagwigs ; and go about in English costume, or ride 
rising in their stirrups, in the most headlong manner; 
nothing but insubordination, eleutheromania, confused 
unlimited opposition in their heads. 
Carlyle, French Rev., I. iii. 4. 
eleutheromaniac (e-lu"the-ro-ma'ni-ak), a. and 
n. [< eleutheromania + -ac; cf. maniac] I. 
a. Having an excessive zeal for freedom. 
Crowds, as was said, inundate the outer courts: inun- 
dation of young eleutheromaniac Noblemen in English 
costume, uttering audacious speeches. 
Carlyle, French Rev., I. iii. 4. 
II. n. One having an excessive zeal for free- 
dom ; a fanatic on the subject of freedom. 
eleutheropetalous (e-lu"the-ro-pet'a-lus), a. 
[< Gr. EA6Vpof, free, + jrcra/toji, a leaf (in mod. 
bot. a petal), + -ous] In bot., having the pet- 
als distinct ; polypetalous. 
eleutherophyllous (e-lu"the-ro-fiTus), a. [< 
Gr. eAeiiffepof, free, + Qvl'Aov = L. folium, a leaf, 
+ -ous] In bot., composed of separate leaves: 
applied to a calyx or corolla, or to the perianth 
as a whole. 
Eleutheropomi (e-lu"the-ro-p6'mi), n. pi. 
[NL., < Gr. eAefcfcpof, free',' + ' ira/m, a lid.] A 
suborder of chondropterygian fishes, in which 
the gills are free. The sturgeons and chimee- 
ras were grouped together by Dum6ril under 
this title. [Not in use.] 
eleutherosepalous (e-lu'the-ro-sep'a-lus), a. 
[< Gr. EAEi'fepof, free, + NL.' sepalum',' sepal, + 
-ous.] In bot., composed of distinct sepals; 
polysepalous. 
Eleutherurus (e-lu-the-ro'rus), . [NL., < Gr. 
tAfiifepof, free, + oi/jd,"tail.] A genus of fruit- 
eating bats, of the family Pteropodidce, so call- 
Etfyptian Free-tailed Bat (Eleutherurus 
agyptiacus}. 
1S7C 
ed from having the tail free from the interfem- 
oral membrane. E. cegyptiacus is a species fre- 
quently sculp- 
tured on Egyp- 
tian monu- 
ments. 
elevate (el'e- 
vat), v. t. ; 
pret. and pp. 
elevated, ppr. 
elevating. [< 
L. elevatus, 
pp. of elevare 
( > It. elevare 
= Sp. Pg. ele- 
var = F. Cle- 
ver), raise, lift 
up, < e, ex, 
out, + levarc, 
make light, 
lift, < levis, 
light : see lev- 
ity, lever. Of. 
alleviate.] 1. 
To move or 
cause to move 
from a lower to a higher level, place, or posi- 
tion; raise; lift; lift up: as, to elevate the nost 
in the service of the mass ; to elevate the voice. 
Dwarf, bear my shield ; squire, elevate my lance. 
Beau, and Ft., Knight of Burning Pestle, iii. 2. 
In every endeavour to elevate, ourselves above reason, 
we are seeking to elevate ourselves al>ove the atmosphere 
with wings which cannot soar but by beating the air. 
J. Martineau. 
You remember the high stool on which culprits used to 
be elevated with the tall paper fool's-cap on their heads, 
blushing to the ears. 
Lowell, Among my Books, 1st ser., p. 241. 
2. To raise to a higher state or station ; exalt ; 
raise from a low, common, or primary state, as 
by training or education ; raise from or above 
low conceptions: as, to elevate a man to an of- 
fice; to elevate the character. 
Honours that tended to elevate a body of people into a 
distinct species from the rest of the nation. Shenstone. 
A grandeur, a simplicity, a breadth of manner, an ima- 
gination at once elevated and restrained by the subject, 
reign throughout Milton's Ode on the Nativity. 
Hallain, In trod. Lit. of Europe, Iii. 5. 
The competence of man to elevate and to be elevated is 
in that desire and power to stand in joyful and ennobling 
intercourse with individuals, which makes the faith and the 
practice of all reasonable men. Em*r#on, Domestic Life. 
3. To excite ; cheer ; animate : as, to elevate 
the spirits. 
Nor. Or art thou mad ? 
Clorin. A little elevated 
With the assurance of my future fortune : 
Why do you stare and grin ? 
Massinger, Parliament of Love, ii. 1. 
When men take pleasure in feeling their minas elevated 
by strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to destroy 
their understandings, . . . their case is much to be pitied. 
John Woolman, Journal (1756), p. 93. 
Hence 4. To intoxicate slightly; render 
somewhat tipsy. [Colloq.] 
His depth of feeling is misunderstood ; he is supposed 
to be a little elevated, and nobody heeds him. 
Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, ix. 
5t. To make light or unimportant; diminish 
the weight or importance of. 
The Arabian physicians, . . . not being able to deny 
it to be true of the holy Jesus, endeavour to elevate and 
lessen the thing by saying it is not wholly beyond the 
force of nature that a virgin should conceive. 
Jer. Taylor, Rule of Conscience, i. 4. 
Disclosed elevated. See disclosed. Elevated rail- 
road. Seerailnad. Elevating arc. Seearci.=Syn. 
1. To lift up, uplift. 2. To promote, ennoble. 1-3. Lift, 
Hxalt, etc. See raise. 
elevate (el'e-vat), a. [ME. elevat; < L. eleva- 
tus, pp. : see the verb.] Raised ; elevated. 
[Poetical and rare.] 
And in a region elevate and high, 
And by the form wherein it [a comet] did appear, 
As the most skilful seriously divine, 
Foreshow'd a kingdom shortly to decline. 
Drayton, Baron's Wars, i. 
On each side an imperial city stood, 
With towers and temples proudly elevate 
On seven small hills. Miltnn, P. R., iv. 34. 
elevatedness (el'e-va-ted-nes), n. The state 
of being elevated. ' 
I had neither wife nor children, in whom mutually to 
reflect and see reflected the elevatedness and generosity of 
my station. Godmn, St. Leon. 
elevating-screw (el 'e-va-ting-skro), 11. A screw 
by means of which the breech of a piece of 
ordnance is adjusted for the elevation or ver- 
tical direction of the piece. 
elevator 
elevatio (el-e-va'shi-6), n. [L. : see elevation.] 
1. In one. music, a raising of the voice ; arsis. 
2. In medieval music, the extension of a mode 
beyond its usual compass or ambitus. 
elevation (el-e-va'shon), n. [< ME. elevacioini, 
< OF. elevation, F. elevation = Pr. eslecation. 
eslevatio = Sp. elevacion = Pg. elevagao = It. 
elevazipne, < L. elevatio(n~), a lifting up, < ele- 
vare, lift up, elevate : see elevate.] 1. The act 
of elevating or raising from a lower level, pi ace, 
or position to a higher. 
I hope a proper elevation of voice, a due emphasis and 
accent, are not to come within this description. 
Steele, Spectator, No. 147. 
I can add nothing to the accounts already published of 
the elevation of the land at Valparaiso which accompa- 
nied the earthquake of 1822. 
Darwin, Geol. Observations, ii. 245. 
2. The state of being raised or elevated; ex- 
altation ; specifically, exaltation of feeling or 
spirits. 
Different elevations of spirit unto God are contained in 
the name of prayer. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, v. 48. 
His style was an elegant perspicuity, rich of phrase, 
but seldom any bold metaphors ; and so far from tumid, 
that it rather wanted a little elevation. Sir 11. Wotton. 
I fancied I could distinguish an elevation of spirit dif- 
ferent from that which is the cause or the effect of simple 
jollity. Sterne, Sentimental Journey, p. 115. 
Hence 3. A state of slight inebriation; tip- 
siness. [Colloq.] 4. That which is raised or 
elevated; an elevated place; a rising ground; 
a height. 
His [Milton's] poetry reminds us of the miracles of Al- 
pine scenery. Nooks and dells, beautiful as fairyland, are 
embosomed in its most rugged and gigantic elevations. 
Macaulay, Milton. 
5. Altitude, (a) In astron., the distance of a heaven- 
ly body above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle 
intercepted between it and the horizon, (fc) In gun., the 
angle which the axis of the bore makes with the plane of 
the horizon, (c) In dialing, the angle which the style 
makes with the substylar line, (d) In topog. : (1) Height ; 
the vertical distance above the sea-level or other surface 
of reference. (2) The angle at which anything is raised 
above a horizontal direction. 
Tak ther the elevacioun of thl pool, and eke the latitude 
of thy regioun. Chaucer, Astrolabe, ii. 28. 
6. In arch., a geometrical representation of a 
building or part of a building or other structure 
in vertical projection that is, of its upright 
parts. 7. Eccles., the act of raising the eucha- 
ristic elements after consecration and before 
communion, in sign of oblation to God, or in or- 
der to show them to the people. With reference to 
tiie latter purpose especially, this act is also known as the 
otttension. The act of elevation before God and that of os- 
tension to the people are, however, in many liturgies not 
coincident. 
The priests were singing, and the organ sounded, 
And then anon the great cathedral bell, 
It was the elevation of the Host. 
Longfellow, Spanish Student, i. 3. 
8. In the Bom. Cath. liturgy, a musical compo- 
sition, vocal or instrumental, performed in con- 
nection with the elevation of the host.- Altitude 
or elevation of the pole. See altitude. Angle of ele- 
vation, in ordnance, the angle which the axis of the gun 
makes with a line passing through its sights and the tar- 
get. Elevation bell. See Mil. Elevation of the 
panagia. See panagia. Geometric elevation, a de- 
sign for the front or side of a building drawn according to 
the rules of geometry, as opposed to perspective or natural 
elevation. = Syn. 1. Lifting, lifting up, uplifting, improve- 
ment. 2. Eminence, loftiness, superiority, refinement. 
elevator (el'e-va-tor), n. [= P. elevateur = 
Sp. elevador = It. elevatore, < LL. elevator, one 
who raises up, a deliverer, < L. elevare, lift up : 
see elevate] 1. One who or that which raises, 
lifts, or exalts. Specifically 2. In anat.: (a) 
A muscle which raises a part of the body, as the 
lip or eyelid: same as levator. (b) Same as ex- 
tensor. [Rare.] 
There appear, at first, to be but three elevators, or ex- 
tensors [of the digits], but practically each segment [pha- 
lanx] has its elevator. Huxley, Anat. Vert., p. 50. 
3. A surgical instrument used for raising a de- 
pressed or fractured part of the skull. Also 
called elevatory. 4. In mech., a hoisting ap- 
paratus ; a lift, (a) A car or cage for lifting and low- 
ering passengers or freight in a hoistway ; in a broad 
sense, the entire hoisting apparatus, including the shaft 
or well, the cage, and the motor. See ftairting-enffine. 
(6) A structure for storing grain in bulk, including the 
grain-lifters and -conveyers. In such elevators the ele- 
vator proper, or lifter, is a continuous band of leather 
studded with metal cups or elevator-buckets, passing nvrr 
a pulley at the top of the building and under a second 
pulley on the elevator-boot, or the foot of an inclosed 
tube called the elcvator-lefi (see ley). In some instances 
the elevator-leg is pivoted at the top, so that it may 
swing clear of the building and reach into the hold of 
the vessel or car to be emptied. The structure itself 
consists of a nest of deep bins, into which the grain is di- 
rected by sponts from the top of the lifter. The capacity 
of such elevators is often one and a half million bushels or 
more. For the horizontal movement of grain in elevators. 
