entheastic means having godlike energy; inspired or divine-esque. It carries an Arena rating of 1367, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, entheastic ranks #1,122 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #1,337 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,016 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #5,040 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “entheastic” is a great word
Possessed by or exhibiting godlike energy or inspiration. From the Ancient Greek ἐνθεαστικός (entheastikós, “inspired”), from ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god, inspired”). Unlike “enthusiastic” (which denotes intense but mundane zeal) or “inspired” (a broad term for creative motivation), *entheastic* insists on a divine, supernatural source. It is the poet waking with the taste of copper on her tongue and the entire Iliad spilling out before dawn, the sculptor’s hands moving faster than thought as marble yields to something beyond skill, and the mystic in the desert who cannot tell whether the voice is his own or the wind’s—each knowing, with terrible certainty, that the work is not theirs to claim.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐνθεαστικός (entheastikós, “inspired”), from ἔνθεος (éntheos).
adj
- Having godlike energy; inspired or divine-esque.
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