alchemist
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alchemist
- /ˈæl.kə.mɪst/ US
Where it comes from
From Old French alquemiste (French alchimiste), from Medieval Latin alchemista. Equivalent to alchemy + -ist.
noun alchemists
- One who practices alchemy. [K]nowledge of philtres, aphrodisiacs, and other sexual stimulants spread from the Arabs and the Moors, from Egypt and India into the European herbals, pharmacopeias, and apothecaries’ lore, and, on a more indeterminate level, among alchemists, wizards, and occultists.
- One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
Similar: alchemist, fire philosopher, philosopher by fire, philosopher of fire
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: spagyrist, philosopher, chemist, adeptist, fire philosopher, potioner, amalgamator, astrochemist, transmutationist, cabalist, iatrochemist, spagirist, magickian, alterer, pyrometallurgist, astrologer
noun
Similar: alchemist, fire philosopher, philosopher by fire, philosopher of fire
Translations
Every language
noun one who practices alchemy
| Español | alquimista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연금술사 yeon'geumsulsa, 연금사 yeon'geumsa |
| 日本語 | 錬金術師 renkinjutsushi, アルケミスト arukemisuto |
| 中文 | 方士 fāngshì |
| Português | alquimista |
| Français | alchimiste |
| Deutsch | Alchemist, Alchemistin |
| Italiano | alchimista |
| Ελληνικά | αλχημιστής alchimistís |
| Română | alchimist |
| Русский | алхи́мик alxímik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà giả kim |
| العربية | خِيمِيَائِيّ ḵīmiyāʔiyy |
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title = {alchemist},
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