"entheogen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: entheogens [plural]
Etymology: en- + theo- + -gen Ancient Greek ἐν (en) (in) + θεός (God) + -gen Etymology templates: {{af|en|en-|theo-|-gen}} en- + theo- + -gen, {{der|en|grc|ἐν}} Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Head templates: {{en-noun}} entheogen (plural entheogens)
  1. A psychoactive substance used for the purpose of inducing a mystical or spiritual experience. Wikipedia link: entheogen Hypernyms: hallucinogen Derived forms: entheogenesis, entheogenic

Inflected forms

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