prima materia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The primitive formless base of all matter, which is the starting material required for the magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher's stone.

Word forms

prima materia

Etymology

From Latin prīma māteria (“first matter”).

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