Definitions for philosopher's stone
philoso·pher's stone

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1. philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixirnoun

   hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

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1. Philosopher's stone

   The philosopher's stone, or more properly philosophers' stone (Arabic: حجر الفلاسفة, romanized: ḥajar al-falāsifa; Latin: lapis philosophorum), is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold (chrysopoeia, from the Greek χρυσός khrusos, "gold", and ποιεῖν poiēin, "to make") or silver. It is also called the elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and for achieving immortality; for many centuries, it was the most sought-after goal in alchemy. The philosopher's stone was the central symbol of the mystical terminology of alchemy, symbolizing perfection at its finest, enlightenment, and heavenly bliss. Efforts to discover the philosopher's stone were known as the Magnum Opus ("Great Work").

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1. philosopher's stone

   The philosopher's stone is a legendary substance in alchemy that is said to have the power to transmute base metals into precious ones like gold or silver. It is also believed to grant immortality through the "Elixir of Life." While it's generally viewed as a metaphorical symbol for spiritual perfection, throughout history some have sought it as a physical object.

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1. Philosopher's Stone

   The philosopher's stone is a legendary alchemical substance said to be capable of turning base metals into gold or silver. It was also sometimes believed to be an elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and possibly for achieving immortality. For many centuries, it was the most sought-after goal in Western alchemy. The philosopher's stone was the central symbol of the mystical terminology of alchemy, symbolizing perfection at its finest, enlightenment, and heavenly bliss. Efforts to discover the philosopher's stone were known as the Magnum Opus.

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1. Philosopher's Stone

   was, with the Elixir of Life, the object of the search of the mediæval alchemists. Their theory regarded gold as the most perfect metal, all others being removed from it by various stages of imperfection, and they sought an amalgam of pure sulphur and pure mercury, which, being more perfect still than gold, would transmute the baser metals into the nobler.

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1. philosopher's stone

   The philosopher's stone symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the philosopher's stone symbol and its characteristic.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of philosopher's stone in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of philosopher's stone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of philosopher's stone in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Franklin:

   If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

2. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   Truth is like the philosopher's stone, a thing not to be discovered.

3. William Osler:

   Work is the open sesame of every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the true philosopher's stone which transmutes all the base metal of humanity into gold.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=philosopher's stone
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher'S_Stone
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=philosopher's stone
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Philosopher'SStone