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Cedurini
Mind soul and inward powers · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. An evaluative name for people judged slow of understanding.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342.
Historical Definition
Cedurini are dull-witted people.
Meaning
This is a judgement about people, not a material ingredient or an illness defined by symptoms. Its usefulness lies in recognizing the polemical or evaluative register of a sentence. A writer who applies it is characterizing someone’s understanding rather than supplying a technical diagnosis.
The dictionary includes many such person-names beside substance entries. Identifying that grammatical role can remove an apparent mystery before the reader searches for a chemical equivalent. The edition retains the meaning while attributing the evaluation to the historical speaker.
Places to Read
Idiotæ. A polemical name for those who reject true arts while practising false ones.
Sophistæ. A name that can praise expertise or condemn deception.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Cedurini ; compare Idiotæ, Sophistæ