| 单词 | philosophers' stone |
| 释义 | philosophers' stoneor philosopher's stoneSEE SYNONYMS FOR philosophers' stone ON THESAURUS.COM noun Alchemy.a substance sought by alchemists that would be capable of transmuting baser metals into gold or silver and of prolonging life. Origin of philosophers' stoneMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby philosophers' stonephilosophaster, philosophe, philosopher, philosopher king, philosopher kings, philosophers' stone, philosophes, philosophical, philosophical analysis, philosophical logic, philosophism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for philosophers' stonephilosopher's stone nouna stone or substance thought by alchemists to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for philosophers' stonephilosopher's stone The stone or material that practitioners of alchemy believed capable of changing other metals into gold. notes for philosopher's stoneFiguratively, the “philosopher's stone” is a substance thought to be capable of regenerating man spiritually. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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