entheate

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English

Etymology

From Latin entheātus (divinely inspired), from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, inspired, possessed by (a) god) +‎ -ātus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

entheate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Divinely inspired.
    • 1623, William Drummond of Hawthornden, Flowers of Sion:
      Their orbye christales moue
      More actiue than before,
      And entheate from aboue
      Their soueraigne prince laude, glorifie, adore.

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