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PARACELSISTS

\pˈaɹəsˌɛlsɪsts], \pˈaɹəsˌɛlsɪsts], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_s_ˌɛ_l_s_ɪ_s_t_s]\

Definitions of PARACELSISTS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Followers of the quack or empiric Paracelsus, who, in the sixteenth century, opposed the traditionary doctrines of the schools of Hippocrates and Aristotle.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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