Promethean
pronunciation
How to pronounce Promethean in British English:
UK [prəˈmi:θiən]
How to pronounce Promethean in American English:
US [prəˈmiθiən]
Word Origin
- Promethean (adj.)
- 1580s, from Prometheus + -an. Before the introduction of modern matches (see lucifer), promethean was the name given (early 19c.) to small glass tubes full of sulphuric acid, surrounded by an inflammable mixture, which ignited when pressed and gave off light.
Example
- 1. The hammer and fire are important symbols in the teaching of the promethean cult .
- 2. They approach the primeval mystery of human attraction with a systematic and almost promethean hand .
- 3. Disquiet : an invisible aura emitted by the promethean that is deleterious to humans , animals and even the land itself . It is the chief cause of a promethean 's estrangement from mortals .
- 4. At its kindergartens , beijing 's municipal government has just started testing interactive whiteboards made by a british firm , promethean .
- 5. At the darkest part of history , promethean men , without flinching from their difficult calling , will keep watch over the earth and the tireless grass .