Category:Promethean

Pro*me"the*an, a. Etym: [l. Promethus: cf. F. prométhéen.]

1. Of or pertaining to prometheus. See prometheus. "promethean fire." Shak.

2. Having a life-giving quality; inspiring.

Promethean Pro*me"the*an, n. (old chem.) (a) an apparatus for automatic ignition. (b) a kind of lucifer match.