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1. (n.) nepenthe
a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
2. nepenthe
anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of sorrow or trouble.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L nēpenthes < Gk nēpenthés herb for soothing, n. use of neut. of nēpenthēs sorrowless =nē- not +
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1. (noun) nepenthe
a drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting
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1. nepenthe
an imaginary goddess, the allayer of pain and the soother of sorrows, or the impersonation of stern retributive justice.
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