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doctrine of signatures

doctrine of signatures noun: the ancient belief that herbs resembling various parts of the body can be used to treat ailments of those parts.

Noun

doctrine of signatures (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The ancient belief that herbs resembling various parts of the body can be used to treat ailments of those parts.

Questions about doctrine of signatures

What does doctrine of signatures mean?
Doctrine of signatures means the ancient belief that herbs resembling various parts of the body can be used to treat ailments of those parts.
What part of speech is doctrine of signatures?
Doctrine of signatures is a noun.

Words near doctrine of signatures in the dictionary

  1. doctrine
  2. doctrine of equivalents
  3. doctrine of foreign equivalents
  4. doctrine of necessity
  5. doctrine of philosophical necessity
  6. doctrine of signatures
  7. doctrineless
  8. doctrinelessness
  9. doctrines
  10. doctrinise
  11. doctrinised

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