panacea
- a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all.
- an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties: His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.
Origin of panacea
Synonyms for panacea
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- an ancient Greek goddess of healing.
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Contemporary Examples of panacea
CAP came out for airstrikes against ISIS inside Iraq in June, but warned they were not a panacea.
Relying on a phone call a week from your kids is hardly a panacea for loneliness.
The Common Core standards are not a panacea; much depends on the curricula that states and districts select to implement them.
Even a ban on semi-automatics is no panacea in a world full of powerful shotguns.
The insulting needs to stop, but so too does the idea that tax cuts and family values are a panacea to all socioeconomic issues.
How Do You Make Inroads With Asian-Americans?November 14, 2012
Historical Examples of panacea
A brick may be considered a panacea, and may be carried in the hat.
Government interference, the panacea of cranks and schemers.
The Railroad QuestionWilliam Larrabee
It is merely a spoon with which the panacea can be administered.
The New NationFrederic L. Paxson
Then rest is sought for—rest is looked for as the panacea for all evils.
Old JackW.H.G. Kingston
I'm not a woman—tears are no panacea for suffering like mine.
The Music MasterCharles Klein
panacea
- a remedy for all diseases or ills
Word Origin for panacea
Word Origin and History for panacea
panacea
(păn′ə-sē′ə)- A remedy claimed to be curative of all problems or disorders; a cure-all.