"philosopher by fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: philosophers by fire [plural]
Etymology: A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|philosophus per ignem||philosopher by fire}} Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”) Head templates: {{en-noun|philosophers by fire}} philosopher by fire (plural philosophers by fire)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of alchemist. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: alchemist [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-philosopher_by_fire-en-noun-HzAzia30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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