EnceladusPronunciation: /ɛnˈsɛlədəs/ AstronomyDefinition of Enceladus a satellite of Saturn, the eighth closest to the planet and probably composed mainly of ice, discovered by W. Herschel in 1789 (diameter 500 km). Origin:named after a Greek mythological giant killed by AtheneEnceladus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Enceladus in the US English dictionary