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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This city of dreaming spires has lit the Promethean flame under poets and artists for centuries, but its latest architectural offering—20-yard rail and foot bridges connecting Oxford Station over Botley Road—has underwhelmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
You can always trust James Vincent to come up with a Promethean metaphor: The big idea is that AI, like some ancient god, is finally stepping down from the clouds to walk among the people.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2020
Mrs. Medina puts up a graphic on the Promethean board.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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