entheogen
[ en-thee-uh-jen ]
noun
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 entheogen
- en·the·o·gen·ic [en-thee-uh-jen-ik] /ɛnˌθi əˈdʒɛn ɪk/ adjective
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