Nov 29, 2006 00:43
proceleusmatic (pros-uh-loos-MAT-ik)
1. adjective
Inciting, exhorting, or inspiring.
2. noun
A metrical foot of four short syllables.
[From Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos (calling for incitement), from keleuein (to rouse to action).]