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Princeton's WordNet
ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarousadjective
extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
"a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
ambrosial, ambrosianadjective
worthy of the gods
Wiktionary
ambrosialadjective
Pertaining to or worthy of the gods.
ambrosialadjective
Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ambrosialadjective
Partaking of the nature or qualities of ambrosia; fragrant; delicious; delectable.
Etymology: from ambrosia.
Thus while God spake, ambrosial fragrance fill’d
All heaven, and in the blessed spirits elect
Sense of new joy ineffable diffus’d. John Milton, Parad. Lost.The gifts of heaven my following song pursues,
Aerial honey, and ambrosial dews. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.To farthest shores th’ ambrosial spirit flies,
Sweet to the world, and grateful to the skies. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
ambrosial
In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (, Ancient Greek: ἀμβροσία 'immortality'), the food or drink of the Greek gods, is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves and served either by Hebe or by Ganymede at the heavenly feast.Ancient art sometimes depicted ambrosia as distributed by the nymph named Ambrosia, a nurse of Dionysus.
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ambrosial
Ambrosial refers to something that has an extremely pleasing taste or smell, often compared to the food or fragrance of the gods, as per ancient Greek mythology. It's often used to describe food, drink, or scent that is particularly delightful, delicious, or heavenly.
Webster Dictionary
Ambrosialadjective
consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious
Ambrosialadjective
divinely excellent or beautiful
Etymology: [L. ambrosius, Gr. 'ambro`sios.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ambrosial in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ambrosial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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