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philosopher of fire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
philoso-pher of -fire
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of alchemist.

Obsolete

Etymology

A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”). Doublet of fire philosopher and philosopher by fire.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: philosophus per ignem

Usage

Inflected Forms

philosophers of fire (plural)

Synonyms

alchemist

Questions

What does philosopher of fire mean?
Synonym of alchemist.
Where does philosopher of fire come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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