Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index D Demeter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: De•me•ter Pronunciation: (di-mē'tur), [key] — n. the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protector of marriage and the social order, identified by the Romans with Ceres. She presided over the Eleusinian mysteries. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: demeter (Thesaurus) demesne Demetrias ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ultimathule Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language