Definitions for mithridate
ˈmɪθ rɪˌdeɪtmithri·date

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mithridatenoun

   A universal antidote against poison

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mithridatenoun

   Mithridate is one of the capital medicines of the shops, consisting of a great number of ingredients, and has its name from its inventor Mithridates, king of Pontus. John Quincy

   Etymology: mithridate, Fr.

   But you of learning and religion,
   And virtue, and such ingredients, have made
   A mithridate, whose operation
   Keeps off, or cures, what can be done or said. John Donne.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mithridatenoun

   an antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor

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1. Mithridate

   Mithridate, also known as mithridatium, mithridatum, or mithridaticum, is a semi-mythical remedy with as many as 65 ingredients, used as an antidote for poisoning, and said to be created by Mithradates VI Eupator of Pontus in the 1st century BC. It was among one of the most complex, highly sought-after drugs during the Middle Age and Renaissance, particularly in Italy and France, where they were in continual use for centuries. An updated recipe called theriac was known well into the 19th century. Mithridate takes its name from its inventor, Mithradates VI, King of Pontus who is said to have so fortified his body against poisons with antidotes and preservatives, that when he tried to kill himself, he could not find any poison that would have an effect. The recipe of it was found in his cabinet, written with his own hand, and was carried to Rome by Pompey. It was translated into Latin by Pompey's freedman Lenaeus, and later improved upon by Nero's physician Andromachus and Marcus Aurelius's physician Galen. It likely underwent considerable alterations since the time of Mithradates. In the Middle Ages, mithridate was also used as part of a regimen to ward off potential threats of plague. According to Simon Kellwaye, one should "take a great Onyon, make a hole in the myddle of him, then fill the place with Mitridat or Triacle, and some leaues of Rue". Until as late as 1786, physicians in London could officially prescribe mithridate. According to historian Christopher Hill, Oliver Cromwell took a large dose of mithridate as a precaution against the plague and found it cured his pimples.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mithridate

   mith′ri-dāt, n. an antidote to poison, Mithridates, king of Pontus (b.c. 120-63), having made himself proof against poisons.—adj. Mithridat′ic.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mithridate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mithridate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mithridate
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mithridate
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mithridate
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mithridate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mithridate