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philosophers' stone
noun Alchemy.
a substance sought by alchemists that would be capable of transmuting baser metals into gold or silver and of prolonging life.
Also, philosopher's stone.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
1350–1400; Middle English
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Philosopher's stone
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
| philosopher's stone | |
| —n | |
| a stone or substance thought by alchemists to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold | |
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philosopher's stone definition
The stone or material that practitioners of alchemy believed capable of changing other metals into gold.
Note: Figuratively, the “philosopher's stone” is a substance thought to be capable of regenerating man spiritually.
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