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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- The wordA name referred to anthos.
- In the bookAnthos has expressly different vegetable and metallic senses: rosemary flowers in one context, and the elixir or quintessence of gold in the other.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.
Historical definition
Sonath is anthos.
Meaning
The compiler supplies an equivalence with another headword. The target term must remain visible because its own contextual distinctions carry the fuller explanation.
Use in the book
Anthos has expressly different vegetable and metallic senses: rosemary flowers in one context, and the elixir or quintessence of gold in the other. The present synonym does not decide between them. Follow the subject of the passage and the target entry before choosing a sense.
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Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sonath; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 371; compare Anthos