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Definition of Panacean
1. a. Having the properties of a panacea.
Definition of Panacean
1. Adjective. Having the properties of a panacea. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Panacean
1. panacea [adj] - See also: panacea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Panacean
Literary usage of Panacean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1889)
"absurdity of the panacean claims sometimes advanced. The more serious neuroses
are almost all decidedly improved, but only 9 in 40 completely cured ; mental ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"... The wolf, to be eased of rheumatic pain, Flies for relief to his proper bane ;
And his aching bones confess the might Of panacean aconite. ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"STILL does reluctant Peace refuse, Though courted by each generous mind, To shed
her panacean dews, And heal the madness of mankind ! ..."
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