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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).
Generic synonyms: Doc, Doctor, Dr., Md, Medico, Physician
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
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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