Definition of Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

1. Noun. Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

Philippe
Philippe's triangle
Philippi
Philippian
Philippians
Philippine
Philippine Islands
Philippine Sea
Philippine cedar
Philippine haemorrhagic fever
Philippine mahogany
Philippine monetary unit
Philippine peso
Philippines
Philippopolis
Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (current term)
Philistia
Philistine
Philistines
Phillida
Phillidae
Phillip
Phillipa
Phillipines
Phillipp
Phillips
Phillips' catheter
Phillips head
Phillips heads
Phillips screw

Literary usage of Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Chemistry by Forris Jewett Moore (1918)
"Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus Theophrastus Bombastus, Eremite of Hohenheim (the name is in a measure characteristic of the man) was born in Einsiedeln, ..."

2. A History of Chemistry from Earliest Times to the Present Day Being Also an by Ernst von Meyer (1906)
"Paracelsus (his full name was Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim l) was born at Einsiedeln in Switzerland on November 10th, ..."

3. The English Familiar Essay: Representative Texts by William Frank Bryan, Ronald Salmon Crane (1916)
"Lully: Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (1493-1541) was a celebrated Swiss-German physician and alchemist; Raymond Lully (cir. 1235-1315) was a Spanish ..."

4. The Short-story by William Patterson Atkinson (1916)
"Paracelsus : Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (1493-1541), a physician and alchemist. friar who created the prophetic Brazen Head: the legendary " Famous ..."

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