Word Meanings - DIACATHOLICON - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A universal remedy; -- name formerly to a purgative electuary.
Related words: (words related to DIACATHOLICON)
- UNIVERSALIST
One who believes in Universalism; one of a denomination of Christians holding this faith. 2. One who affects to understand all the particulars in statements or propositions. Bentley. - UNIVERSALNESS
The quality or state of being universal; universality. - FORMERLY
In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore. - UNIVERSALIZE
To make universal; to generalize. Coleridge. - UNIVERSALLY
In a universal manner; without exception; as, God's laws are universally binding on his creatures. - UNIVERSAL
Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine. (more info) 1. Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; - PURGATIVELY
In a purgative manner. - UNIVERSALISTIC
Of or pertaining to the whole; universal. - UNIVERSALISM
The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state. - ELECTUARY
A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under Confection. (more info) lettuaire, electuaire, F. électuaire, L. electuarium, electarium. - UNIVERSALIAN
Of or pertaining to Universalism; Universalist. - UNIVERSALITY
The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or application; generality; -- distinguished from particularity; as, the unversality of a proposition; the unversality of sin; the unversality of the Deluge. - REMEDY
The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. Civil remedy. See under Civil. -- Remedy of the mint , a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance. Syn. -- Cure; - PURGATIVE
Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. -- n.