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Diotimos Library · Esotericism & Spirituality Collection · English Edition

Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Magoreum

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At a Glance

The word. A medicine or secret designated as magical.

In the book. Magia separates lawful natural wisdom from a condemned kind, while Magia Metaphysica is expressly lawful for Christians.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360.

Historical Definition

Magoreum is a magical medicine or secret.

Meaning

The entry identifies a medicinal or secret preparation without giving its ingredients or procedure. The adjective magical must be read within the distinctions of the book, rather than automatically assigned the illicit meaning of necromancy.

Use in the Book

Magia separates lawful natural wisdom from a condemned kind, while Magia Metaphysica is expressly lawful for Christians. Those definitions offer the relevant framework, but do not by themselves disclose a recipe or settle the precise application of Magoreum.

Places to Read

Magia. Magic divided into lawful natural wisdom and forbidden knowledge through evil spirits.

Magia Metaphysica. The discovery of occult secrets explicitly placed within a lawful Christian art.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 360, Magoreum

See also. Magia; Magia Metaphysica

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The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

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Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.