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nɪˈpɛn θine·penthe
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nepenthenoun
A drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow; nepenthes.
Etymology: Back-formation from nepenthes.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Nepenthenoun
A drug that drives away all pains.
Etymology: νὴ and πένϑος.
There where no passion, pride, or shame transport,
Lull’d with the sweet nepenthe of a court;
There where no fathers, brothers, friends disgrace,
Once break their rest nor stir them from their place. Alexander Pope.
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Nepenthe
Nepenthe (Ancient Greek: νηπενθές, nēpenthés) is a fictional medicine for sorrow – a "drug of forgetfulness" mentioned in ancient Greek literature and Greek mythology, depicted as originating in Egypt.The carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes is named after the drug nepenthe.
Webster Dictionary
Nepenthenoun
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
Etymology: [Fr. Gr. removing all sorrow; hence, an epithet of an Egyptian drug which lulled sorrow for the day; not + sorrow, grief.]
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Nepenthe
Nepenthe is a medicine for sorrow, literally an anti-depressant – a "drug of forgetfulness" mentioned in ancient Greek literature and Greek mythology, depicted as originating in Egypt. The carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes is named after the drug nepenthe.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Nepenthe
an imaginary goddess, the allayer of pain and the soother of sorrows, or the impersonation of stern retributive justice.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Nepenthe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Nepenthe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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