entheate

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/ˈɛnθiət/

adjective

Divinely inspired.

OriginLatin entheātus ← Ancient Greek ἔνθεος →
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Meanings

adjectiveentheate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteDivinely 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

  1. Ancient Greekἔνθεος“inspired, possessed by (a) god”
  2. Latinentheātus“divinely inspired”
  3. Englishentheate

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

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APA

entheate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entheate

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“entheate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entheate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entheate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entheate.

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