philosopher of fire

English

Etymology

From a calque of the Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by means of fire”, literally “philosopher by fire”).

Noun

philosopher of fire (plural philosophers of fire)

(obsolete) An alchemist.
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Synonyms

See Thesaurus:alchemist

References

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