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Catholicon

//kəˈθɒlɪkɒn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    an early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon
Noun
  1. 1
    A supposed universal remedy.
  2. 2
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists wordnet
  3. 3
    A large urban church used for large gatherings.

Etymology

Late Middle English, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós).

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