ambrosial

American  

[am-broh-zhuhl] / æmˈbroʊ ʒəl /

Also ambrosian

adjective

1. exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.

2. worthy of the gods; divine.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• ambrosially
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of ambrosial

First recorded in 1590–1600; ambrosi(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

"Ambrosial morn" at last appeared, with all its beautiful and lovely features.

From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

These are the "Ambrosial curls Upon the Sovereign One's immortal head," of which Homer writes in the Iliad.

From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

When thus her shapely form Had been anointed, and her hands had combed Her tresses, she arranged the lustrous curls, Ambrosial, beautiful, that clustering hung Round her immortal brow.

From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

For them, at bidding of the river-God, Ambrosial forage grew: the Goddesses, Swift as the wild wood-pigeon's rapid flight, Sped to the battle-field to aid the Greeks.

From The Iliad by Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of

"Citizens and townsmen, the Gregorian form of worship, this great progress, is opposed in Italy to the Ambrosial ritual, and in Spain to the Mozarabic ceremonial, and has achieved its triumph over them with difficulty."

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor