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magistery

magistery

9.9
A thing thought to have magical or healing powers in old alchemy
  • noun
  • /ˈmædʒɪstəri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : magisterio
  • She believed that the magistery of the potion would heal her ailments remarkably.

Examples

  • Therefore, he chose to believe in the truth of alchemical magistery, albeit he could not, by any method, analyze the constituents of his gift, nor did he see his benefactor again.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • William Blackhouse's alchemical poem, "The Magistery" (1631), explains the process: PREFORMATTED TABLE

    Academic text (1992)

  • The ancient alchemist sought to uncover the secrets of magistery in his mystical experiments.

  • Historical texts often describe magistery as a key ingredient in legendary elixirs.

Synonyms

elixir of life
vsmagistery
  • Literature
2 9.9

A magic drink that makes a person live forever and never grow old

is broader, names a general magical or medicinal substance

Surface Forms

magistery singular
magisteries plural

Morphology

magistery = magister (opaque) = magister + y

Although formally built from the same root + '-y', the alchemical sense (a special substance) is specialized and not derivable by standard modern-English compounding rules.

Etymology

Magistery also had an old alchemy meaning and comes from the Latin magister 'master', because alchemists called their most powerful medicine a 'master' substance, so magistery could mean a magical or healing cure.