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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAnother name for the Philosophers’ Stone.
- In the bookFilius unius Diei is also referred directly to the Stone.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350.
Historical definition
Filum arsenicale is the Philosophers’ Stone.
Meaning
The compiler gives a direct identification and no further account of the headword’s relation to arsenic or a particular preparation. Its resemblance to other material language should not be used to create an ingredient list that the definition does not supply.
Use in the book
Filius unius Diei is also referred directly to the Stone. Lapis Philosophorum gives the fuller description of a terrestrial virtue producing tincture. These links help recognise the same named goal across several expressions, while the reasons for a particular expression must come from the author using it.
Places to read
- Filum arsenicaleRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Filius unius DieiAn alternative name for the Philosophers’ Stone.
- Lapis PhilosophorumThe philosophers’ stone defined through supreme terrestrial power and its imparting of tincture.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350 — Facsimile