"elixir of life" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elixirs of life [plural]
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  1. (alchemy) A substance which when drunk brings immortality: eternal life, eternal youth Wikipedia link: elixir of life Categories (topical): Alchemy Synonyms: elixir of immortality Related terms: philosophers’ stone, fountain of youth, potable gold Translations (elixir that brings immortality): আবে হায়াত (abe haẏat) (Bengali), жи́знен еликси́р (žíznen eliksír) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 金漿 (Chinese Mandarin), 金浆 (jīnjiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 金丹 (jīndān) (Chinese Mandarin), 長生不老之藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 长生不老之药 (chángshēngbùlǎo zhī yào) (Chinese Mandarin), elixír života [masculine] (Czech), elämän eliksiiri (Finnish), élixir de vie [masculine] (French), სიცოცხლის ელექსირი (sicocxlis eleksiri) (Georgian), Lebenselixier [neuter] (German), ελιξήριο της ζωής (elixírio tis zoḯs) [neuter] (Greek), életelixír (Hungarian), l’elisir di lunga vita [masculine] (Italian), 不老不死の霊薬 (furōfushi no reiyaku) (alt: ふろうふしのれいやく) (Japanese), 命の水 (inochi no mizu) (alt: いのちのみず) (Japanese), 仙丹 (sentan) (alt: せんたん) (Japanese), 仙薬 (senyaku) (alt: せんやく) (Japanese), 煉丹 (rentan) (alt: れんたん) (Japanese), 불로장생의 영약 (bullojangsaeng'ui yeong'yak) (Korean), 선단 (seondan) (Korean), elixir vitae [masculine] (Latin), atma jiwa (Malay), jînav [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ava jiyanê [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ava heyatê (Northern Kurdish), آب حیات (âb-e hayât) (Persian), eliksir życia [masculine] (Polish), eliksir młodości [masculine] (Polish), elixir da vida [masculine] (Portuguese), жи́зненный эликси́р (žíznennyj eliksír) [masculine] (Russian), эликси́р жи́зни (eliksír žízni) [masculine] (Russian), elixír života [masculine] (Slovak), elíxir de la vida [masculine] (Spanish), livselixir [neuter] (Swedish), อายุวัฒนะ (aa-yú-wát-tá-ná) (Thai), ölümsüzlük iksiri (Turkish), ölümsüzlük suyu (Turkish), abıhayat (Turkish)

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elixír života"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "elixir that brings immortality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elíxir de la vida"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "elixir that brings immortality",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "livselixir"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "aa-yú-wát-tá-ná",
      "sense": "elixir that brings immortality",
      "word": "อายุวัฒนะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "elixir that brings immortality",
      "word": "ölümsüzlük iksiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "elixir that brings immortality",
      "word": "ölümsüzlük suyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "elixir that brings immortality",
      "word": "abıhayat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elixir of life"
}

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