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nigredo

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From Latin nigrēdō (“blackness”).

noun

uncountable A process of putrefaction or decomposition, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus.
Similar: melanosis
uncountable A term in Jungian psychology referring to mental negativity.

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@misc{nigredo_2026,
  title = {nigredo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nigredo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}