Erowid Entheogen Vault : Bits & Pieces (Miscellaneous Information)

This reverberating psychedelic giclee print is a gift for a
$500 donation to Erowid. 12" x 12", stretched on canvas, the
image wraps around the sides of the 1" thick piece. Signed
by artist Vibrata, and Erowid founders Earth & Fire.

Entheogens

Bits & Pieces

by Erowid

The "Bits & Pieces" section is intended for random snippets of information which don't fit
easily elsewhere and/or which have been newly added, but not yet carefully categorized.

Oxford English Dictionary Adds "Entheogen"
The word "entheogen", coined in 1979 by Jeremy Bigwood, Jonathan Ott, Carl Ruck, Danny Staples, and R. Gordon Wasson, has recently been added to the English language's most exhaustive reference book. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced the addition of the word in its September 14, 2007 quarterly update. Other words added the same quarter include "sampladelic", "biomimetic", and "puh-leeze".

Entheogen, n.
A psychoactive substance which is used in a religious ritual or to bring about a spiritual experience, typically a plant or fungal extract; (more widely) any hallucinogenic drug.