2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means. The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists. --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
spagyrist — noun An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases. Back when I was still a junior alchemist, passing through What Cheer, Iowa, met up with this old school spagyrist name of Doddling, who showed me how to get silver to… … Wiktionary
spagyrist — A physician of the 16th century, a follower of the teachings of Paracelsus who believed in the essential importance of chemical or alchemical knowledge in the understanding and treatment of disease … Medical dictionary
spagyrist — … Useful english dictionary
Spagyric — Spa*gyr ic, n. A spagyrist. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peripatetic — 1. noun A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. And though it be True indeed, that some Aristotelians have occasionally written against the Chymical Doctrine he Oppugnes, yet since they have done it according to their Principles, And since our… … Wiktionary
spagyric — adjective Of or pertaining to alchemical methods of making herbal medicines, such as adding ash of a burned plant to an extract thereof. See Also: spagyrist … Wiktionary
spagyric — /spəˈdʒɪrɪk/ (say spuh jirik) Rare –adjective 1. relating to alchemy. –noun 2. an alchemist. {New Latin spagiricus; probably coined by Paracelsus, 1493?–1541} –spagyrist /ˈspædʒərəst/ (say spajuhruhst), noun …
