nectarean meaning (poetic): definition, quotations

nectarean

adj

UK /nɛkˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ · US /nɛkˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/

Poetic, Rare Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.

He opens all the Magazins above, / Of boundleſs Goodneſs and Eternal Love, / From theſe rich Stores of Heav'n, theſe ſacred Springs / Of everlaſting Joy and Peace, he brings / Ambroſial Food, and rich Nectarean Wine, / Which chear pure Souls, and nouriſh Life Divine.1695, Richard Blackmore, “Book I”, in Prince Arthur. An Heroick Poem. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Awnsham and John Churchil […], →OCLC, page 13:

Related terms: nectar, nectareal, nectarell, nectareous, nectarian, nectarine, nectarious, nectarous