Aniada

Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A term linking heavenly gifts, Christian sacraments and life-preserving celestial influence.

In the book. Aniaday, Aniadum and Aniadus form a nearby group but are not interchangeable.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 4; facsimile PDF page 332.

Historical Definition

Aniada are the fruits and virtues of paradise and heaven, and also the sacraments of Christians. In natural philosophy the term means the astral and celestial virtues insofar as their influence contributes to long life.

Meaning

The definition deliberately spans more than one field. Its first meanings concern paradise, heaven and Christian sacraments. Its expressly philosophical meaning concerns astral or celestial virtues considered in relation to longevity. The transition is important: the entry records related senses without reducing the sacramental vocabulary to a single material preparation.

Here “virtues” concerns attributed powers or effective qualities. Reading it only as ethical goodness would obscure the natural-philosophical sentence. Equally, reducing the word to a modern measurable force would replace the historical explanation with another system. The dictionary describes an influence believed to contribute to long life; it does not demonstrate that effect.

Use in the Book

Aniaday, Aniadum and Aniadus form a nearby group but are not interchangeable. Aniaday names an eternal spring or coming paradise; Aniadum concerns a regenerated spiritual person; Aniadus names efficacy. The group helps readers see the shared associations while keeping each grammatical and conceptual function distinct.

Places to Read

Aniaday. An expression for everlasting renewal and the world to come.

Aniadum. The inward celestial or regenerated person described in sacramental terms.

Aniadus. The effective power attributed to things.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 4; facsimile PDF page 332 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Aniada ; compare Aniaday, Aniadum, Aniadus, Annus Aniadin

See also. Aniaday; Aniadum; Aniadus; Annus Aniadin