PARACELSIAN


Meaning of PARACELSIAN in English

|parə|sel(t)sēən, -lshən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Philippus Aureolus Paracels us (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) died 1541 Swiss alchemist and physician + English -ian

: of, relating to, or conforming to the practice or theories of Paracelsus according to whose teachings the activities of the human body are chemical, health depends on the proper chemical composition of the organs and fluids, and the object of chemistry is to prepare medicines

certain Paracelsian medical and alchemical texts — W.A.Murray

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