| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| philosopher’s stone |
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| The stone or material that practitioners of alchemy believed capable of changing other metals into gold. | 1 |
| ‡ Figuratively, the “philosopher’s stone” is a substance thought to be capable of regenerating man spiritually. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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