| 单词 | amphicome stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasamphicome stone A rough figured stone, used esp. in divination; = erotylos n. Also as a modifier in amphicome stone. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine > elixirs of life stone1390 philosophers' stonea1393 vegetativec1450 ferment1471 egg of philosophersc1484 vegetable stonea1500 vegetant stone1576 philosophical stone1581 amphicome1601 erotylos1601 elixir1605 philosophers' work1612 philosophic stone1647 elixir of youth1725 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. x. 626 Erotylos, which some call Amphicome [Fr. Amphicome; L. amphicomos], others Hieromnemon, is commended much by Democritus, for sundrie experiments in prophesying and foretelling fortunes. 1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 630 The amphicome is mentioned by Democritus and Pliny, though little known among the moderns. 1879 Potter's Amer. Monthly Apr. 269/2 There was a stone known to the ancients, especially to the Greeks, called the amphicome, and also erotylos, on account of its power to excite love. 2011 www.oedilf.com 29 Sept. (accessed 29 Sept. 2011) The soothsayer..said He could prophesy what lay ahead, Relying alone On his amphicome stone. < as lemmas |
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