ˈeˌpäpt noun
( -s )
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
1. plural also epop·tae eˈpäpˌtē or epop·tai eˈpäpˌtī : an initiate in the highest grade of the Eleusinian mysteries
2. : one instructed in a secret system