Promethean
of or suggestive of Prometheus.
creative; boldly original.
a person who resembles Prometheus in spirit or action.
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How to use Promethean in a sentence
To a clay compounded chiefly of the worldling and the rhetorician there is added a real spark of Promethean fire.
George Eliot | Mathilde BlindPromethean fire: the fire which Prometheus brought down from heaven.
She was sorry that it was hopeless; but she was glad that it was there, in all its Promethean wrathfulness, for her to observe.
The Shadow of Life | Anne Douglas SedgwickThere is something truly Promethean in the struggle of the Russian youth against their overpowering antagonist.
Violence and the Labor Movement | Robert HunterThe delineation of that Promethean fortitude which defied conscience, as he has shown it in Manfred, is his greatest achievement.
The Life of Lord Byron | John Galt
British Dictionary definitions for Promethean
/ (prəˈmiːθɪən) /
of or relating to Prometheus
creative, original, or life-enhancing
a person who resembles Prometheus
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