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Catholicon

noun
1.
Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists.  Synonyms: cure-all, nostrum, panacea.






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"Catholicon" Quotes from Famous Books



... decoction of sheep's head and take of this three quarts, dissolving in it common honey, coarse sugar and fresh butter and administer it clysterwise; but if it does not penetrate well take an ounce of catholicon. ...
— The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher • Anonymous

... grand Catholicon, Or by what useful Name so'er thou'rt call'd, Thou Sweet Composer of the tortur'd Mind! When all the Wheels of Life are heavy clogg'd With Cares or Pain, and nought but Horror dire Before us stalks with dreadful Majesty, Embittering ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 30, April, 1860 • Various



Words linked to "Catholicon" :   remedy, cure, curative, elixir, therapeutic



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