Nepenthe

//nɪˈpɛnθi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”). alt-of, alternative, archaic

    "And in her other hand a cup ſhe hild, The which was with Nepenthe to the brim vpfild. Nepenthe is a drinck of ſouerayne grace, Deuized by the Gods, for to aſſwage Harts grief, and bitter gall away to chace, VVhich ſtirs vp anguiſh and contentious rage: In ſtead thereof ſweet peace and quiet age It doth eſtablish in the troubled mynd."

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absentmindednessanodyneforgivenessnarcoticnirvanaobliteration

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"And in her other hand a cup ſhe hild, The which was with Nepenthe to the brim vpfild. Nepenthe is a drinck of ſouerayne grace, Deuized by the Gods, for to aſſwage Harts grief, and bitter gall away to chace, VVhich ſtirs vp anguiſh and contentious rage: In ſtead thereof ſweet peace and quiet age It doth eſtablish in the troubled mynd."

Etymology

A back-formation from nepenthes.

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