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3. absō̆lūciǒun n.
26 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Forgiveness of sin as pronounced by a priest or by authority of the Church, remission; esp., the sacrament of penance; (b) a document granting remission of sins, an indulgence; (c) the act of……
5. albificāciǒun n.
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Alch. Whitening.
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6. albificāten v.
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Alch. To whiten, as by the addition of arsenic or antimony.
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7. albificātīve adj.
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Alch. Having the power to whiten.
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8. alteraciǒun n.
15 quotations in 2 senses
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Phil., physiol., med., alch.: (a) Change, transformation, transmutation; (b) change for the worse, deterioration; evel alteracioun; ill effect or result; (c) change for the better, amelioration……
11. altificāciǒun n.
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Alch. Vaporization, distillation.
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18. ascensiǒun n.
33 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The ascent of Christ to heaven; the Ascension; ascensioun dai, dai of ascensioun; (b) the feast day [forty days after Easter] commemorating the Ascension; ascensioun dai, ascensioun eve(n, the……
20. auripigment n.
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(a) A sulphide of arsenic, orpiment; esp., the trisulphide of arsenic, yellow orpiment [used in med. and alch., and regarded as a precious stone]; (b) disulphide of arsenic, red orpiment, realgar.
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21. azoc, azogo n.
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azogo
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Alch. Mercury, quicksilver.
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23. balne, -nie n.
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balnie
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24. baptēme, -esme, -isme, -īme n.
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baptesme, baptisme, baptime
34 quotations in 5 senses
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The act, ceremony, or sacrament of baptism; the fact of being baptized; also fig.; bapteme water, water of bapteme, water used in baptism; ben hight in bapteme, be given a Christian name; name of……
29. blā̆knes(se n.
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blaknesse
22 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Black or dark color, blackness; swarthiness; (b) fig. foulness, wickedness; (c) alch. the blackness characteristic of the putrefaction of metals; the initial putrefactive stage in transmutation.
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38. calcināciǒun n.
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Alch. The process of reducing a substance to powder, or the like, by heating it; naturel calcinacioun, treu calcinacioun, changing the nature of a substance by heating.
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44. circūlāciǒun n.
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Alch. The operation or process of changing the 'body' (by heating or cooling) from one 'element' into another, or an instance of it; craft of circulacioun; vessel of circulacioun, stillatory, still.
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46. citrināciǒun n.
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Alch. Of metal: the process of turning yellow (the final stage in transmutation).
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48. cōēquāciǒun n.
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Alch. Matching.
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49. conǧelāciǒun n.
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(a) Freezing; chilling; (b) clotting or thickening (of blood, humors, etc.); (c) alch. combining (of different things).
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52. conservāciǒun n.
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(a) Maintenance in good condition, conservation; preservation from damage; (b) alch. fir of conservacioun.
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57. crū̆cifīen v.
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(a) To crucify (sb.); (b) Crist crucified, Christ on the cross; also, a crucifix; (c) ?to fasten (crabs) to stakes.
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58. cucurbit(e n.
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cucurbite
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(a) A gourd; esp., the fruit of Lagenaria vulgaris; also, the gourd-bearing plant; (b) some kind of bird; (c) alch. a gourd-shaped vessel for distillation.
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61. dē̆scenden v.
105 quotations in 8 senses
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Of downward motion in space: (a) of rain: to fall; descenden doun fro (heaven); of a stream: flow down (from); of light, heat, lightning: stream down, descend; of an object: fall down, descend; from……
62. dē̆scensiǒun n.
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(a) Downward flow; (b) alch. condensation of vapors; (c) astron. decline in influence, position of declining influence in the zodiac; (d) abasement; (e) mus. lowering of pitch; (f) genealogial……
63. descensōrie n.
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Alch. A retort for distillation by condensation (descent).
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64. dē̆siccāciǒun n.
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(a) Med. Drying out, as by draining or treatment with a desiccative; (b) alch. removal of moisture by the application of heat, desiccation.
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65. dēsponsāciọ̄n n.
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(a) Betrothal; (b) alch. union.
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66. dēsponsāten v.
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Alch. To combine or fuse (elements).
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73. dīǧestiǒun n.
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(a) The digestion of food and drink; first digestioun, the digestive process carried on principally in the stomach and intestines; (b) the capacity for digesting food or drink; (c) digestibleness; of……
77. dī̆visiǒun n.(1)
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(a) The act or processes of splitting or breaking up; branching (of arteries, streams); (b) separability, divisibility; (c) math. the process of dividing numbers, division; (d) hunt. the ceremonious……
79. drīenes(se n.
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drienesse
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(a) The state of being dry or dried out; (b) dryness of weather, drought; (c) dry land (as opposed to sea); (d) desert; (e) dead wood.
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81. eclipsāciǒun n.
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Alch. Obscuration, ?darkening attending the loss of identity of separate ingredients in the process of producing the Philosopher's Stone.
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87. encorporing ger.
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Alch. The process of forming an amalgam or compound.
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92. essencia, -ie n.
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essencie, ensencie
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(a) Phil. Substance, or true being, as distinguished from accidental qualities; (b) theol. divine essence or being; that in respect of which the three persons of the Trinity are one.
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93. exaltāciǒun n.(1)
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Astrol. The position of a planet in the zodiac where it was thought to exert its greatest influence; also, the point of highest elevation of the sun.
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95. exūberāten v.
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Alch. To render (a mixture) fruitful or productive.
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98. fermentaciǒun n.
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Alch. Any process which causes matter to effervesce, give off heat, and change its properties.
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100. fermenting ger.
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Alch. The act or process of making something ferment, i.e. effervesce, give off heat, and change its properties.
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