Panacea

  • 11Panacea — Pan a*ce a, n. [L., fr. Gr. pana keia fr. panakh s all healing; pa^s pa^n, all + akei^sqai to heal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Panacea — Panacea, in der spätern griech. Mythologie Göttin der Genesung, Tochter des Aesculap; (fabelhafte) Universalmedicin …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 13Panacéa — PANACÉA, æ, Gr. Πανάκεια, ας, eine Göttinn der Griechen, welche dem Namen nach wider alle Krankheiten helfen sollte, und sonst ihren Antheil mit an einem besondern Altare zu Oropus hatte. Pausan. Att. c. 34. p. 64 …

    Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • 14panacea — I noun answer, assistance, balm, catholicon, correction, corrective, curative, cure, cure all, cure for all ills, healing agent, improvement, medicament, medicine, palliative, relief, remedy, restorative, restorative agent, solution, solution to… …

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  • 15PANACEA — fil. Aesculapii, ex πᾶν et ἄκος dicta, ut ipsô nomine omnium morborum remedia promittat. Plin. l. 24. c. 4. Vide Voss. ibid. l. 4. c. 58 …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 16panacea — [n] cure all catholicon, cure, elixir, nostrum, patent medicine, relief, remedy; concepts 307,311 …

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  • 17panacea — ► NOUN ▪ a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases. ORIGIN Greek panakeia, from panak s all healing …

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  • 18panacea — [pan΄ə sē′ə] n. [L < Gr panakeia < panakēs, healing all < pan, all (see PAN ) + akos, healing, medicine < ? IE base * yēk , to cure > prob. Welsh iach, healthy, OIr hīcc, cure] a supposed remedy or medicine for all diseases or… …

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  • 19panacea — (Del lat. panacea < gr. panakeia, planta a la cual se atribuía la virtud de curar todos los males.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 FARMACIA Medicamento o remedio al que se le atribuye la capacidad de curar muchas enfermedades: ■ esta pomada no es una …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 20Panacea — In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek Πανάκεια , Panakeia) was the goddess of healing. She was the daughter of Asclepius, god of medicine, and the granddaughter of Apollo, god of healing (among other things).Panacea and her five sisters each… …

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