alchemists
|al-che-mists|
/ˈælkəmɪsts/
(alchemist)
transformative practitioner
Etymology
'alchemist' originates from Arabic, specifically the word 'al-kīmiyā', where 'al-' meant 'the' and 'kīmiyā' meant 'alchemy'.
'al-kīmiyā' transformed into the Old French word 'alquemiste', and eventually became the modern English word 'alchemist' through Middle English.
Initially, it meant 'practitioner of alchemy', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
practitioners of alchemy, a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life.
The alchemists of the Middle Ages were often seen as both scientists and magicians.
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