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Mariott Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Catholicum against

John Evelyn said of the elder tree that it was "a catholicum against all infirmities whatever."

I guess catholicum means here strong against diseases, but I'm not sure.
Do I understand this right?

Thanks!
  

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I think the word we would use now is "catholicon," which means a cure-all or panacea (a universal, healing remedy). I assume he was using a variant of that word.

— Doctor D

  • I think the word we would use now is "catholicon," which means a cure-all or panacea (a universal, healing remedy).
  • I assume he was using a variant of that word.
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I think the word we would use now is "catholicon," which means a cure-all or panacea (a universal, healing remedy). I assume he was using a variant of that word.
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Thank you Doctor D!!!
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