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entheogen

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[en-thee-uh-jen] / ɛnˈθi əˌdʒɛn /

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 Word Forms

entheogenic

adjective

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