English Explanatory Dictionary

fire philosopher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of alchemist.

Word forms

fire philosopher fire philosophers

Etymology

A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”).

Synonyms

alchemist
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