Panacea
[,pænə'siə]
Definition
(noun.) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists.
(noun.) (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia.
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Definition
(n.) A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.
(n.) The herb allheal.
Editor: Nita
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Catholicon, universal medicine, universal remedy.
Checked by Genevieve
Definition
n. a universal medicine: (bot.) the plant Allheal (Valeriana officinalis).
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Examples
- Only the delusion that his truth is the whole truth, his party the human race, and his program a panacea, will produce that singleness of vision. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Secondly, Mr. Snagsby has to lay upon the table half a crown, his usual panacea for an immense variety of afflictions. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Do you mean, like Gerty Farish, to recommend the unfailing panacea of 'a good man's love'? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Editor: Sallust