Entheogen
/ˌɛnθiˈoʊdʒən/noun
A psychoactive substance or preparation used in a religious, spiritual, or shamanic context.
Did you know?Entheogen is a modern scholarly coinage from Greek roots, created in 1979 to replace drug-language with a term centered on sacred experience and divine possession.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
entheos
“filled with a god, inspired, possessed”
Ancient Greek
Greek
theos
“god”
1979
English
entheogen
“a term coined by scholars to describe a substance inducing a state of divine inspiration or religious experience”
Modern English
English
entheogen
“a psychoactive substance used in spiritual or ritual contexts”
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