nepenthe
[ni-PEN-thee]
-noun
Definition: A drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
-noun
Definition: Anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of sorrow or trouble.
Quotes:
1. Respite - respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;/ Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!"/Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." — The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe
2. For a man in whom love had always inspired delay, that nepenthe could not inspire decision. — The Island of the Day Before, Umberto Eco, William Weaver
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