PARACELSIAN

Par`a*cel"si*an, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. Ferrand.

Par`a*cel"si*an, n.

Definition: A follower of Paracelsus or his practice or teachings. Hakewill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

6 August 2024

STRIKE

(noun) an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; “the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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