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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordSpirits identified by their aerial dwelling.
- In the bookLemures are also assigned to air, but receive an additional report about the pagan identification of them with departed human beings.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363.
Historical definition
Nenufareni are spirits dwelling in the air.
Meaning
The element or dwelling-place is the whole distinction supplied. The entry gives no account of their appearance, origin or relation to an individual human being.
Use in the book
Lemures are also assigned to air, but receive an additional report about the pagan identification of them with departed human beings. Nymphæ and Penates supply watery and fiery comparisons. Nenufareni should not automatically acquire every feature mentioned in those fuller definitions.
Places to read
- NenufareniRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- LemuresAerial spirits with a reported identification as the human dead.
- NymphæEmbodied spirits or spiritual persons associated with water.
- PenatesFire-element spirits described as familiars.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 363, Nenufareni