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Word of the day
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February 24
magistery
n
(
chiefly
historical
)
(
countable
,
alchemy
,
also
figuratively
)
A
pure
quality
with the
power
to
cure
or to
turn
one
substance
into another; also, a substance such as a
philosopher's stone
able to turn one substance into another.
(
obsolete
)
The
product
of such a
transformation
.
(
countable
,
chemistry
)
A
fine
substance
deposited
by
precipitation
, formerly
applied
to certain
white
precipitates
from
metallic
solutions
.
(
obsolete
)
A
concentrated
extract
of a substance.
(
obsolete
)
(
countable
)
An
art
or a
skill
.
(
countable
)
Synonym of
magistracy
(
“
the
dignity
or
office
of a
magistrate
; the
collective
body
of magistrates
”
)
(
countable
,
pharmacology
,
veterinary medicine
)
A
medicine
prepared
for a
specific
use
.
(
uncountable
)
The quality
possessed
by a
master
;
authority
,
mastership
,
mastery
; also, the
exercise
of authority.
(
uncountable
,
Roman Catholicism
)
Synonym of
magisterium
(
“
the
teaching
authority
or office of the
Roman Catholic Church
”
)
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