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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Syphita prava

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Syphita prava

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A historical disease name equated with St Vitus’s dance.

In the book. Syphita stricta is separately defined through the spirit of sleepwalkers.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 44; facsimile PDF page 372.

Historical Definition

Syphita prava is a disease called St Vitus’s dance.

Meaning

The identification is with another historical disease name. The entry does not specify the movements, their causes or the course of the condition.

Use in the Book

Syphita stricta is separately defined through the spirit of sleepwalkers. The different qualifier changes the gloss, so the two expressions should be retained in full.

Places to Read

Syphita stricta. A spirit associated with sleepwalking.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 44; facsimile PDF page 372 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Syphita prava; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 372; compare Syphita stricta

See also. Syphita stricta

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About This Reading Edition

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.

About This Edition

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.