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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA condition identified through the historical name St Anthony’s fire.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339.
Historical definition
Brunus is St Anthony’s fire.
Meaning
The dictionary resolves one unfamiliar word through another historical disease name. That is useful, but it is not the same as a present-day diagnosis. The entry provides no symptoms or cause with which to establish a unique correspondence. This edition therefore preserves the historical identification and leaves any more precise medical interpretation to a cited account of the actual case.
In a text, distinguish the disease name from references to ordinary fire or a furnace. The short entry concerns a condition, despite the fire language in its identifying name.
Places to read
- BrunusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339 — Facsimile