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