In the early days of alchemy, the astronomical signs of the planets were also used as alchemical symbols. Then in the centuries of medieval persecution and suppression every alchemist invented his own secret symbols. Charlatans, quacks and cheats took over and alchemy became, along with sorcery and witchcraft, infamous for fraud and extortion.
ALCHEMICAL definition: 1. relating to the science of alchemy (= attempts to change ordinary metals into gold, and to find…. Learn more.
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Define alchemical. alchemical synonyms, alchemical pronunciation, alchemical translation, English dictionary definition of alchemical. n. 1. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the...
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