entheate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛnθiət/

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.

References
  • “entheat” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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