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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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Trifertes

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Trifertes

Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A fire-dwelling spirit name.

In the book. Salamandri and its explicit synonym Saldini provide useful comparisons.

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

Historical Definition

Trifertes are spirits dwelling in fire.

Meaning

The dwelling is the entire identifying description. The entry does not add the fiery-men wording found under Salamandri.

Use in the Book

Salamandri and its explicit synonym Saldini provide useful comparisons. Their shared connection with fire should be recorded without claiming a complete equivalence that the present sentence does not state.

Places to Read

Salamandri. Spirits or fiery men associated with residence in fire.

Saldini. An alternative name for the fire-dwelling Salamandri.

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Trifertes; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Salamandri, Saldini

See also. Salamandri; Saldini

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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.