philosopher by fire
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philosopher by fire
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A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”).
noun philosophers by fire
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Synonym of alchemist.
[…] alchemists, styled also philosophers by fire, […]
Similar: alchemist
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title = {philosopher by fire},
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