alchemistn.

Brit.

/ˈalkəmɪst/, U.S.

/ˈælkəməst/

Forms:

α. late Middle English alcumiste, late Middle English alkymyste, late Middle English–1500s alkemyste, 1500s alckmist, 1500s–1600s alchimist, 1500s–1600s alchimiste, 1500s–1600s alchumist, 1500s–1600s alcumist, 1500s– alchymist (now archaic and historical), 1600s– alchemist.

β. 1600s archymist.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alkemiste; Latin alchimista.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French alkemiste, alquemiste, alchymiste (c1370; French alchémiste ), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin alchimista (frequently from 13th cent. in British and continental sources; also in forms alchemista, alkemista, alkimista, and (a1536 in Erasmus) alcumista) < alchymia alchemy n. + -ista -ist suffix. Compare Catalan alquimista (14th cent.), Spanish alquimista (early 14th cent.), Italian alchimista (1282); also Middle High German alchemist (German Alchemist ). Compare earlier alchemister n. Compare also alkanamyer n.With the β. forms compare Middle French arguemiste (beginning of the 15th cent.), archemiste (1442), archimiste (early 16th cent.), and also the γ. forms at alchemy n. and adj.

1. A person who studies or practises alchemy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > alchemy > [noun] > alchemist

alchemisterc1405

alchemist?c1425

alkanamyer?c1475

chemic1559

chemist1559

vulcanist?1586

spagyric1593

adeptus1650

elementarist1651

spagyrist1652

trismegist1657

adeptist1662

spagyrite1666

adept1673

transmuter1826

astro-alchemist1876

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 410 (MED) A litel cotoun dipped in þe strong water of alkymystes.

?a1500 in D. W. Singer Catal. Lat. & Vernacular Alchemical MSS (1931) II. 484 (MED) Ruls whereby maye be proved the manner and practize of the alcumiste.

?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Biij^v As Alkemystys, wenynge by polecy Nature to alter.

1546 Supplic. Poor Commons sig. b.v An alckmist, or a goldsmyth.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xciv. 136 Alchimistes also do make great accompt of this herbe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. i. 114 You are an Alcumist, make Gold of that.

1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 18 All these Gold-engendring Chymists, are Archymists.

1735 T. Dallowe tr. H. Boerhaave Elements Chem. I. ii. 223 Phosphorus..owed its discovery to a crazy headed Alchemist, that was hunting after the Philosopher's Stone in Urine.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 250 Delivered over blindly to every projector and adventurer, to every alchymist and empiric.

1872 Nature 5 Dec. 91/1 Perhaps no author is more often quoted by the Alchemists than Hermes, the supposed father of their art.

1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold xix. 257 But suffer me to remind you that, in the language of the alchemists, fear and hate are mutually reactive principles.

1984 G. H. Clarfield & W. M. Wiecek Nucl. Amer. i. 12 Centuries earlier, alchemists had dreamed of transmuting one element into another.

2002 W. R. Newman & L. M. Principe Alchemy tried in Fire ii. 36 The alchemist is not engaged in chemical experimentation as such—instead the vague matter within his flask serves as the focal point for nonmaterial processes.

2. figurative and in figurative context.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iii. i. 6 The glorious sunne..playes the Alchymist, Turning..The meager cloddy earth to glittering gold.

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. iv. 199 Lord, what an Alchymist art thou, whose skill Transmutes to perfect good, from perfect ill!

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus in Fraser's Mag. July 77/1 Brightening London-smoke itself into gold vapour, as from the crucible of an alchemist.

1864 Notes & Queries 19 Nov. 410/1 This occamy of ridicule elaborated by three of the verbal alchemists of the day.

1923 J. Buchan Midwinter xi. 183 He proceeded to brew a dish of punch..with the meticulosity of an alchemist.

1991 Q. Rev. Wines Spring 52/3 Ambrose, ever the alchemist, has concocted a variety of ‘infused oils’ which encapsulate intense spice and/or herb flavors.

2010 Guardian (Nexis) 17 June 34 Time and again, he [sc. Barack Obama] reverts to his default ambition of acting as some sort of political alchemist, someone who can miracle up a consensus where none exists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alchemist
释义	alchemistn. Brit. /ˈalkəmɪst/, U.S. /ˈælkəməst/ Forms: α. late Middle English alcumiste, late Middle English alkymyste, late Middle English–1500s alkemyste, 1500s alckmist, 1500s–1600s alchimist, 1500s–1600s alchimiste, 1500s–1600s alchumist, 1500s–1600s alcumist, 1500s– alchymist (now archaic and historical), 1600s– alchemist. β. 1600s archymist. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alkemiste; Latin alchimista. Etymology: < (i) Middle French alkemiste, alquemiste, alchymiste (c1370; French alchémiste ), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin alchimista (frequently from 13th cent. in British and continental sources; also in forms alchemista, alkemista, alkimista, and (a1536 in Erasmus) alcumista) < alchymia alchemy n. + -ista -ist suffix. Compare Catalan alquimista (14th cent.), Spanish alquimista (early 14th cent.), Italian alchimista (1282); also Middle High German alchemist (German Alchemist ). Compare earlier alchemister n. Compare also alkanamyer n.With the β. forms compare Middle French arguemiste (beginning of the 15th cent.), archemiste (1442), archimiste (early 16th cent.), and also the γ. forms at alchemy n. and adj. 1. A person who studies or practises alchemy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > [noun] > alchemist alchemisterc1405 alchemist?c1425 alkanamyer?c1475 chemic1559 chemist1559 vulcanist?1586 spagyric1593 adeptus1650 elementarist1651 spagyrist1652 trismegist1657 adeptist1662 spagyrite1666 adept1673 transmuter1826 astro-alchemist1876 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 410 (MED) A litel cotoun dipped in þe strong water of alkymystes. ?a1500 in D. W. Singer Catal. Lat. & Vernacular Alchemical MSS (1931) II. 484 (MED) Ruls whereby maye be proved the manner and practize of the alcumiste. ?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Biij^v As Alkemystys, wenynge by polecy Nature to alter. 1546 Supplic. Poor Commons sig. b.v An alckmist, or a goldsmyth. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xciv. 136 Alchimistes also do make great accompt of this herbe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. i. 114 You are an Alcumist, make Gold of that. View more context for this quotation 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 18 All these Gold-engendring Chymists, are Archymists. 1735 T. Dallowe tr. H. Boerhaave Elements Chem. I. ii. 223 Phosphorus..owed its discovery to a crazy headed Alchemist, that was hunting after the Philosopher's Stone in Urine. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 250 Delivered over blindly to every projector and adventurer, to every alchymist and empiric. View more context for this quotation 1872 Nature 5 Dec. 91/1 Perhaps no author is more often quoted by the Alchemists than Hermes, the supposed father of their art. 1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold xix. 257 But suffer me to remind you that, in the language of the alchemists, fear and hate are mutually reactive principles. 1984 G. H. Clarfield & W. M. Wiecek Nucl. Amer. i. 12 Centuries earlier, alchemists had dreamed of transmuting one element into another. 2002 W. R. Newman & L. M. Principe Alchemy tried in Fire ii. 36 The alchemist is not engaged in chemical experimentation as such—instead the vague matter within his flask serves as the focal point for nonmaterial processes. 2. figurative and in figurative context. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iii. i. 6 The glorious sunne..playes the Alchymist, Turning..The meager cloddy earth to glittering gold. View more context for this quotation 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. iv. 199 Lord, what an Alchymist art thou, whose skill Transmutes to perfect good, from perfect ill! 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus in Fraser's Mag. July 77/1 Brightening London-smoke itself into gold vapour, as from the crucible of an alchemist. 1864 Notes & Queries 19 Nov. 410/1 This occamy of ridicule elaborated by three of the verbal alchemists of the day. 1923 J. Buchan Midwinter xi. 183 He proceeded to brew a dish of punch..with the meticulosity of an alchemist. 1991 Q. Rev. Wines Spring 52/3 Ambrose, ever the alchemist, has concocted a variety of ‘infused oils’ which encapsulate intense spice and/or herb flavors. 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 17 June 34 Time and again, he [sc. Barack Obama] reverts to his default ambition of acting as some sort of political alchemist, someone who can miracle up a consensus where none exists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?c1425
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