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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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Temperatum

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Temperatum

Qualities powers and relations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A balanced condition without excess in a quality.

In the book. Qualitas lists the relevant pairs, hot or cold and dry or moist, according to an element’s predominance.

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

Historical Definition

Temperatum is that which exceeds in no quality.

Meaning

The entry describes a relation among qualities. It does not mean that a thing lacks qualities; the distinguishing feature is absence of excess.

Use in the Book

Qualitas lists the relevant pairs, hot or cold and dry or moist, according to an element’s predominance. Read together, the definitions situate Temperatum within the compiler’s account of constitution and proportion.

Places to Read

Qualitas. The balance of hot, cold, dry and moist qualities.

In This Edition

Temperate or balanced can help an English reader, but the historical heading is retained. Its sense here is broader than a statement about moderate temperature alone.

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

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

See also. Qualitas

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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.