Associations to the word «Catholicon»

Wiktionary

CATHOLICON, noun. (medicine) A supposed universal remedy.
CATHOLICON, proper noun. An early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon

Dictionary definition

CATHOLICON, noun. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists.

Wise words

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