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Inanimati
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A term directly identified with Pygmies.
In the book. Gnomi includes Pygmies a cubit long among its several formulations and also describes subterranean corporeal spirits.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 27; facsimile PDF page 355.
Historical Definition
Inanimati are Pygmies.
Meaning
The definition gives no account of the beings’ origin, habitat or size. It should not be expanded from the apparent ordinary sense of the headword into a general claim about everything inanimate. The compiler supplies a particular identification.
Use in the Book
Gnomi includes Pygmies a cubit long among its several formulations and also describes subterranean corporeal spirits. Homunculus has different artificial-human and image senses. These comparisons help a reader recognise neighbouring categories while keeping the brief Inanimati gloss free of additional features that belong to the other definitions.
Places to Read
Gnomi. Subterranean beings described through several related formulations.
Homunculus. An artificial human being, with an additional image sense.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 27; facsimile PDF page 355 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Inanimati
See also. Gnomi; Homunculus