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Sagani
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A collective name for elemental spirits.
In the book. The more particular entries supply names and dwellings: Salamandri belong to fire and Terrelati to earth.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369.
Historical Definition
Sagani are spirits of the four elements.
Meaning
The definition groups spirits according to the four elements. It does not name an additional fifth element or specify whether each spirit belongs to one element or shares them all.
Use in the Book
The more particular entries supply names and dwellings: Salamandri belong to fire and Terrelati to earth. Such comparisons help the reader navigate the vocabulary without turning every neighboring spirit name into a synonym.
Places to Read
Quintum esse cujuslibet Elementi per se solum. A living being said to arise from one element by itself.
Salamandri. Spirits or fiery men associated with residence in fire.
Terrelati. Bodily spirits associated with residence in earth.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369 — Facsimile
See also. Quintum esse cujuslibet Elementi per se solum; Salamandri; Terrelati; Vndæ