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Orphic egg

Orphic egg noun: an ovoid vessel formerly used by alchemists for sublimation; an aludel.

Noun

Orphic egg (plural Orphic eggs)

  1. (historical) An ovoid vessel formerly used by alchemists for sublimation; an aludel.
    • The vessel used for containing the necessary substances was egg-shaped; the matrix, or Orphic egg, which is found at the base of all initiations.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 130

Forms of Orphic egg

pluralOrphic eggs

Questions about Orphic egg

What does Orphic egg mean?
Orphic egg means an ovoid vessel formerly used by alchemists for sublimation; an aludel.
What part of speech is Orphic egg?
Orphic egg is a noun.
What is the plural of Orphic egg?
The plural of Orphic egg is Orphic eggs.

Words near Orphic egg in the dictionary

  1. orpheoreons
  2. orpherion
  3. orpherions
  4. Orpheus
  5. Orphic
  6. Orphic egg
  7. Orphic eggs
  8. Orphical
  9. Orphically
  10. Orphicism
  11. Orphics

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