Paracelsus

[ par-uh-sel-suhs ]

/ ˌpær əˈsɛl səs /

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noun

Phi·lip·pus Au·re·o·lus

[fi-lip-uhs aw-ree-oh-luhs], /fɪˈlɪp əs ɔˈri oʊ ləs/, Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist.

(italics) a dramatic poem (1835) by Robert Browning, based on the life of Paracelsus.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Paracelsus

Par·a·cel·si·an, adjective, nounPar·a·cel·si·an·ism, nounPar·a·cel·sic, Par·a·cel·sis·tic, adjectivePar·a·cel·sist, noun

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How to use Paracelsus in a sentence

After eight years, two of which he had spent roving through Germany with Paracelsus, she died, leaving her property to relations.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
The Rosicrucians appear to have been the outcome both of this Cabalistic movement and of the teachings of Paracelsus.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
Incidentally Paracelsus was not born until 1493, that is to say nine years after Christian Rosenkreutz is supposed to have died.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
The most colossal figure in this collection of mediaeval charlatans and knaves was Paracelsus.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park

Few men there are of whom so much good and so much145 evil has been written as of Paracelsus.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park

British Dictionary definitions for Paracelsus

Paracelsus

/ (ˌpærəˈsɛlsəs) /

noun

Philippus Aureolus (ˈfɪlɪpəs ˌɔːrɪˈəʊləs), real name Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. 1493–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist, who pioneered the use of specific treatment, based on observation and experience, to remedy particular diseases

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Medical definitions for Paracelsus

Paracelsus

[ păr′ə-sĕl′səs ]

Philippus Aureolus 1493-1541

German-Swiss alchemist and physician who introduced the concept of disease to medicine. He held that illness was the result of external agents attacking the body rather than imbalances within the body and advocated the use of chemicals against disease-causing agents.