entheogen

[ en-thee-uh-jen ]

noun

1. a hallucinogenic or psychoactive substance, usually derived from a plant or fungus, and typically used as part of a religious or spiritual experience:

   The plant, a type of salvia, has a long history of use as an entheogen by the Indigenous Mazatec in Mexico.

Other Words From

• en·the·o·gen·ic [en-thee-, uh, -, jen, -ik] adjective