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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordBodies placed beyond the ordinary natural order.
- In the bookIncubus and Nymphæ have fuller definitions specifying actions or places.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356.
Historical definition
Innaturalia are supernatural bodies.
Meaning
This very short definition combines two terms which should both remain visible: the things are bodies, and their status is supernatural. It does not say that they are simply imaginary, nor identify them with all the spirits named elsewhere. The headword establishes a category without listing its members.
Use in the book
Incubus and Nymphæ have fuller definitions specifying actions or places. Nothing in this entry directs the reader to treat either as an example of Innaturalia. A proposed identification needs support from the passage being interpreted, rather than from the shared difficulty of the names.
Places to read
- InnaturaliaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- IncubusA spirit described through deceptive sexual experience during sleep.
- NymphæEmbodied spirits or spiritual persons associated with water.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 356, Innaturalia