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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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... wilds of America and Africa, as well as among the Fiords. Sickness and weakness, on the contrary, were signs that the gods were against him. Therefore, in all early stages of culture, the office of priest and physician was one. Conciliation of the gods was the catholicon. ...
— The Religious Sentiment - Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and - Philosophy of Religion • Daniel G. Brinton



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