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elixir of life

n. (context alchemy English) A substance which when drunk brings immortality: eternal life, eternal youth

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elixir of life

n. a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists

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Elixir of life

The elixir of life, also known as elixir of immortality or sometimes as "the vaccine for death" and sometimes equated with the philosopher's stone, is a mythical potion that, when drunk from a certain cup at a certain time, supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to be able to create life. Related to the myths of Thoth and Hermes Trismegistus, both of whom in various tales are said to have drunk "the white drops" (liquid gold) and thus achieved immortality, it is mentioned in one of the Nag Hammadi texts. Alchemists in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir.

Usage examples of "elixir of life".

I want to use every medium of public information available-TV, press, radio-all of them have to get rid of this fantasy, once and for all, that the liqueur is an elixir of life.

Li Kao had been quite serious about trying the Elixir of Life on an elephant.

Ox, when I decay to the point where I start dabbling with potency potions and the Elixir of Life, lead me to the Eye of Tranquility and hand me a fishing pole and a jar of worms.

Muad'Dib's Golden Elixir of Life had created a bureaucratic monster which sat astride human affairs.

The ale takes on grandeur, while the wine is like the fabled elixir of life.

When she rose off me, the sperm dropped from her salacious slit in large gouts upon me, attesting the bountiful measure with which nature had endowed both of us with the elixir of life.

The ale was sour and gritty with the dust she neglected to rinse from the cup, but after two days of drinking only my waterskin's foul contents, it was as refreshing as the elixir of life - and all the sweeter for having been poured by someone else.

The ale was sour and gritty with the dust she neglected to rinse from the cup, but after two days of drinking only my waterskin's foul contents, it was as refreshing as the elixir of life-and all the sweeter for having been poured by someone else.

For this he took a powerful purge called Father Georges Elixir of Life.

He has a magic mirror that can show him what is going on anywhere in the land, and a fountain whose waters have the property of the Elixir of Life, and can keep a man looking thirty for ever.