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elixir of life

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  • noun alchemy A substance which when drunk brings immortality: eternal life, eternal youth

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  • noun a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists

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  1. elixir

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  1. fountain of youth
  2. philosophers’ stone
  3. potable gold

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  • whichbe commented on the word elixir of life

    The elixir of life (also known as the elixir of immortality or Dancing Water or Aab-e-Hayaat آب حیات and sometimes equated with the philosopher's stone) is a legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker eternal life or eternal youth. Many practitioners of alchemy pursued it. The elixir of life was also said to be able to create life. It is related to the myths of Enoch, Thoth, and Hermes Trismegistus, all of whom in various tales are said to have drunk "the white drops" (liquid gold) and thus achieved immortality. It is also associated with the Qur'an's Al Khidr ('The Green Man'), and is mentioned in one of the Nag Hammadi texts.

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    May 20, 2008