prima materia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin prīma māteria (“first matter”)
Noun[edit]
prima materia (uncountable)
- (alchemy) The primitive formless base of all matter, which is the starting material required for the magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher's stone.
- 1976, Johannes Fabricius, Alchemy: The Medieval Alchemists and Their Royal Art:
- The alchemist's initial encounter with the prima materia is characterized by feelings of frustration, bewilderment, disassociation and disintegration.
Further reading[edit]
- prima materia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia