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)

(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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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