Spirits celestial influences and signs

Saldini

An alternative name for the fire-dwelling Salamandri.

From the book

A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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At a Glance

  • The wordAn alternative name for the fire-dwelling Salamandri.
  • In the bookThis name receives its own searchable entry while sharing the explanation of its explicitly named equivalent.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369.

Historical definition

Saldini are the same as Salamandri.

Meaning

The source supplies a direct cross-reference. Its meaning is therefore best read with Salamandri, where the beings are called spirits dwelling in fire or fiery men.

Use in the book

This name receives its own searchable entry while sharing the explanation of its explicitly named equivalent. Other fire-spirit names have related descriptions, but are not all made synonyms by this sentence.

Places to read

  1. SaldiniRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. SalamandriSpirits or fiery men associated with residence in fire.
  3. TrifertesA fire-dwelling spirit name.

Source note

Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Saldini; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 369; compare Salamandri, Trifertes