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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA visible apparition described as supernatural and spiritual.
- In the bookTrarames offers a useful contrast because its spiritual actions are heard but unseen.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374.
Historical definition
Visio is a supernatural apparition of spirits seen by people in some manner.
Meaning
The definition specifies apparition, spirits and human seeing. In some manner preserves the source’s open qualification about how that appearance occurs. It supplies no particular instrument or setting.
Use in the book
Trarames offers a useful contrast because its spiritual actions are heard but unseen. Similitudines names celestial appearances more broadly. Comparing these entries keeps different modes of perception visible within the historical account.
Places to read
- VisioRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- SimilitudinesAppearances described as celestial.
- TraramesSpiritual actions identified through sound without visible appearance.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374 — Facsimile