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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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Truphat

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Truphat

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At a Glance

The word. A hidden mineral power understood through its appointed end.

In the book. Spara gives another mineral virtue related to the first being of metals.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.

Historical Definition

Truphat is an occult virtue of minerals by which they act toward the end for which they were ordained.

Meaning

The definition explains activity through purpose. The virtue is hidden, belongs to minerals, and directs their action toward an ordained end. Occult names what is concealed in the account; it does not itself specify a chemical composition.

Use in the Book

Spara gives another mineral virtue related to the first being of metals. Truphat emphasizes the end toward which the action is directed instead. Keeping origin and purpose separate makes both entries more informative.

Places to Read

Spara. A mineral power related to the first being of metals.

Stannar. An occult fume described as the mother of metals.

In This Edition

The explanation follows the historical claim about natural ends. It does not convert the mineral’s ordained purpose into a modern scientific measurement.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Truphat; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Spara, Stannar

See also. Spara; Stannar

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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.