fire philosopher
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fire philosopher
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A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”).
noun fire philosophers
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Synonym of alchemist.
Most of such experiments were made by means of fire, and hence, […] the experimenters were termed Alchemists, meaning “The Firists,” or “The Fire Philosophers;” […]
Similar: alchemist
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title = {fire philosopher},
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