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Promethean

[ pruh-mee-thee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or suggestive of Prometheus.
  2. creative; boldly original.


noun

  1. a person who resembles Prometheus in spirit or action.

Promethean

/ prəˈmiːθɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Prometheus
  2. creative, original, or life-enhancing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person who resembles Prometheus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Promethean1

First recorded in 1590–1600; Promethe(us) + -an
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Example Sentences

To a clay compounded chiefly of the worldling and the rhetorician there is added a real spark of Promethean fire.

Promethean fire: the fire which Prometheus brought down from heaven.

She was sorry that it was hopeless; but she was glad that it was there, in all its Promethean wrathfulness, for her to observe.

There is something truly Promethean in the struggle of the Russian youth against their overpowering antagonist.

The delineation of that Promethean fortitude which defied conscience, as he has shown it in Manfred, is his greatest achievement.

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