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catholicon

[ kuh-thol-i-kuhn ]

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noun

catholicon

/ kəˈθɒlɪkən /

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin < Greek katholikón neuter of katholikós catholic

C15: from Medieval Latin; see catholic

Item satelles dicitur quia adheret alteri ad eius custodiam, Catholicon.

In 1407 there was a collection of fifty service books, and a Catholicon, the latter being perhaps the nucleus of a library.

The Professor then entreated M. T. Pate to imbibe from the bottle containing his catholicon.

The remedy itself was painful, but he said, "When this grand catholicon fails, it is all over with me."

I soon saw the Catholicon of Spain (Spanish gold) was the chief ingredient.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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