Promethean
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Prometheus
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creative, original, or life-enhancing
noun
Etymology
Origin of Promethean
First recorded in 1590–1600; Promethe(us) + -an
Example Sentences
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Yet the myth of him as a Promethean figure who suffered for unleashing the fundamental forces of nature onto a society unprepared to bear responsibility for it obscures the extent of his complicity.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
Johnson urged his audience to call forth the "can-do Promethean spirit that will get us out of this mess".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
It represents our progress as a species — each pacifier, diaper pail and bottle brush an expression of the Promethean itch to harness technology to bring order to a chaotic universe.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
That’s part of also what is cool about a system like WordPress, is sometimes I describe it as Promethean.
From The Verge ● Mar. 15, 2022
Mrs. Medina puts up a graphic on the Promethean board.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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