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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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Anachmus

Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A spirit expressly described as without body.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 3; facsimile PDF page 331.

Historical Definition

Anachmus is an incorporeal spirit.

Meaning

The adjective supplies the entire distinction in this brief entry. It is especially useful beside Aerdadi, which are described as corporeal spirits. Together, the entries prevent us from assuming that the dictionary always gives “spirit” one consistent relation to embodiment. Anachmus itself supplies no habitat, appearance or individual name. Those features should not be borrowed from another spirit entry merely to make the description longer.

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Aerdadi. Air-dwelling spirits described as corporeal.

Æthnici. Fire-associated spirits described through visible forms and a mountain habitat.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 3; facsimile PDF page 331 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Anachmus ; compare Aerdadi, Æthnici

See also. Aerdadi; Æthnici

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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.