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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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Lapsus Demotinus

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Lapsus Demotinus

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At a Glance

The word. Sudden death named by comparison with apoplexy.

In the book. Periodus names the term or span of life, whereas Lapsus Demotinus concerns its sudden ending.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 29; facsimile PDF page 357.

Historical Definition

Lapsus Demotinus is a sudden death, more dangerous than apoplexy.

Meaning

The entry gives abruptness and extreme danger as its identifying features. It is a historical comparison between named conditions, without an account of cause, symptoms or an examination by which they could be distinguished.

Use in the Book

Periodus names the term or span of life, whereas Lapsus Demotinus concerns its sudden ending. The connection is one of subject matter rather than a statement that every death at life’s term has this name.

Places to Read

Periodus. The limit or duration of life.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 29; facsimile PDF page 357 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 357, Lapsus Demotinus

See also. Periodus

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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.

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

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