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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The full Promethean power of their achievement would slowly emerge over decades of research by fellow geneticists.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
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
A little over a year ago, as Mr. Hoffman saw the progress OpenAI was making on its GPT-3 language model, he had another Promethean moment.
From New York Times • May 25, 2023
All were participants in a Promethean experiment aimed at extending the human life span.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2021
Mrs. Medina puts up a graphic on the Promethean board.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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