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entheate

/ˈɛnθiət/

entheate adjective: divinely inspired.

Adjective

entheate (not comparable)

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

Origin of entheate

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

Questions about entheate

What does entheate mean?
Entheate means divinely inspired.
What part of speech is entheate?
Entheate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce entheate?
Entheate is pronounced /ˈɛnθiət/.

Words near entheate in the dictionary

  1. entheal
  2. enthean
  3. entheasm
  4. entheastic
  5. entheastically
  6. entheate
  7. enthelmintha
  8. enthemonaean
  9. enthemonaeans
  10. entheogen
  11. entheogenesis

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