entheogen

 

Entry from US Dictionary

Pronunciation: /enˈthēəˌjen, -jən/

noun

  • a chemical substance, typically of plant origin, that is ingested to produce a nonordinary state of consciousness for religious or spiritual purposes.

Derivatives

entheogenic

Pronunciation: /enˌthēəˈjenik/
adjective

Origin:

1970s: from Greek, literally 'becoming divine within'; coined by an informal committee studying the inebriants of shamans