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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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Trarames

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Trarames

Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Spiritual actions identified through sound without visible appearance.

In the book. Visio, by contrast, names a supernatural apparition seen by people.

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

Historical Definition

Trarames are actions of spirits that are heard but not seen.

Meaning

The relative clause characterizes how the actions are perceived. They are heard while their source or action remains unseen. The definition does not identify a particular sound.

Use in the Book

Visio, by contrast, names a supernatural apparition seen by people. The pair separates auditory and visible descriptions within the dictionary’s vocabulary of spirits.

Places to Read

Visio. A visible apparition described as supernatural and spiritual.

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Trarames; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Visio

See also. Visio

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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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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.