philosophers' stone
or philosopher's stone
a substance sought by alchemists that would be capable of transmuting baser metals into gold or silver and of prolonging life.
Origin of philosophers' stone
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How to use philosophers' stone in a sentence
It was only natural in that century that he should turn his thoughts toward alchemy and the philosophers stone.
Rambles in Brittany | Francis MiltounAnd though a man be poor, yet may he very well attain unto it, and may be employed to make the Philosophers Stone.
Of Natural and Supernatural Things | Basilius ValentinusSecondly, of the Philosophers Stone, what is meant by it, and whether by means thereof true Gold can be produced?
Fourthly, what the celebrated Philosophers Stone was among the Ancients, and what they understood by the same?
A rich and well-stored mind is the only true philosophers stone, extracting pure gold from all the base material around.
The Dixie Book of Days | Matthew Page Andrews
British Dictionary definitions for philosopher's stone
a stone or substance thought by alchemists to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold
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Cultural definitions for philosopher's stone
The stone or material that practitioners of alchemy believed capable of changing other metals into gold.
Notes for philosopher's stone
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