telestic /tɛˈlɛstɪk/ adjective3 •Of or pertaining to religious mysteries.He paused, and took a drink. ‘Do you remember last fall, in Julian’s class, when we studied what Plato calls telestic madness? Bakcheia? Dionysiac frenzy?’ — 1992 •Of or pertaining to a hierophant. •Mystical. formstelestics · more telestic · most telestic