Esculapian

American  

[es-kyoo-ley-pee-uhn] / ˌɛs kyʊˈleɪ pi ən /

noun

1. Aesculapian.

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Example Sentences

In the present advanced stage of culture, many physicians devote themselves to particular branches of their art, and each human organ, when ailing, may invoke assistance from its own special Esculapian.

From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means

I have only once seen living snakes in the form of the Esculapian rod.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas

Several of these oracular prescriptions, inscribed upon a marble slab, were found on the site of an Esculapian temple near Rome.

From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means

The Esculapian Club of Edinburgh have, since the death of Burns, added some iron-work, with an inscription in honour of the Ayrshire poet to the original headstone.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

Altogether I cannot conceive of a more irrational manner of performing Esculapian duties, than that adopted by the "faculty" of the Western Wilderness.

From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 by Jones, James Athearn