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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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Sylo

Elements principles and the natural world · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A world name kept distinct from Silo.

In the book. Silo is separately equated with earth.

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

Historical Definition

Sylo is the whole world.

Meaning

The definition gives the widest spatial scope: the whole world. It does not limit the term to the earth considered as an element or to a single region within the world.

Use in the Book

Silo is separately equated with earth. The difference is slight in spelling and substantial in the gloss supplied. Both records remain independently searchable.

Places to Read

Silo. A short earth name distinct from Sylo.

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sylo; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 372; compare Silo

See also. Silo

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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.