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Elixir (Elixir of Life)
Also known as the Elixir of Immortality.
A legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker eternal life or eternal youth; a term derived from Alchemy and used to denote the supposed liquid, a draught of which would give eternal life or some similar required extension or intensification of being. The elixir of life was also said to be capable of creating life itself.
While in popular imagination the Elixir is regarded as being a liquid, the early alchemical manuscripts also often describe it as a powder. The origin of the term is probably Arabic, where a word of similar sound denotes a powder used for healing wounds.
Sometimes it was believed that the Elixir was the so-called Philosopher's Stone, which could be used to turn base metals into gold or silver.
The fabled 18th century nobleman Comte de St. Germain, a person of mysterious origin and alleged mystifying capabilities, was reputed to have the Elixir and to be several hundred years old.
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Sources: (1) Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, Harper Collins Publishers; (2) Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913); (3) Dictionary of the Occult, Caxton Publishing; (4) Spence, Lewis, An Encyclopedia of Occultism, Carol Publishing Group.
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