ambrosia
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- noun
- /æmˈbroʊʒə/
- Literature
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ambrosía
- Would you like perhaps a tiny drink of ambrosia suitable only for a goddess?
- nectar and ambrosia
And what are the gods fed Ambrosia.
- And what are the gods fed Ambrosia.
Examples
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Truly, 'tis the ambrosia of the gods.
Blog text (27) -
Albert, have them place a bottle of this ambrosia in my car, please.
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If I am ever to know the pleasure of ambrosia, this is what I anticipate.
Fiction book (2000) -
Indeed, I was just then growing keen for a little more ambrosia.
Fiction book (2000) -
What would you know about woodland nymphs and gods who eat ambrosia?
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Cupid gave Psyche ambrosia, the nectar of the gods, making her immortal.
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I'd offer you ambrosia from the gods of Mount Olympus and conjure up dancing girls and woodland nymphs if you would spare these children of my father's house.
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In ancient myths, the gods feasted on ambrosia to maintain their immortality.
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Zeus served ambrosia at the banquet on Olympus, ensuring all his guests would feel invigorated.
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The ancient Greeks believed that consuming ambrosia could grant them eternal youth.
Synonyms
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A drink of the gods that stories say gives people life that never ends
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A magic drink that makes a person live forever and never grow old
A sacred drink in Hindu stories that gives people eternal life
A sacred drink in Hinduism and Sikhism believed to give spiritual purity and long life
Compounds
- Specialized
A North American weed called common ragweed with many thin leaves and green flower spikes that makes pollen causing allergies
- Specialized
A rough plant that lives for many years and spreads with deep roots in dry places
- Specialized
A tall annual plant that makes pollen causing allergies and has leaves divided into three or five parts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ambrosia comes from ancient Greek: a- 'not' and brotos 'mortal', so it originally meant food that made a god 'not mortal'. That's why in myths ambrosia is the special food and drink of the gods.