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Alchemy vs Conjuration - What's the difference?

alchemy | conjuration |

As nouns the difference between alchemy and conjuration

is that alchemy is (label) the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry while conjuration is conjuring, legerdemain or magic.

alchemy

English

(wikipedia alchemy)

Noun

  • (label) The ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-21, volume=411, issue=8892, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Magician’s brain , passage=The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy .}}
  • (label) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
  • Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.

    • Derived terms

    * alchemical * alchemise and alchemize * alchemist * alchemistic * alchemistical

    See also

    * elixir of life * philosophers' stone

    References

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    conjuration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • conjuring, legerdemain or magic
  • * Hallam
    • Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event.
  • a magic trick
  • (obsolete) The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner, or binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration.
  • * Shakespeare
  • * We charge you, in the name of God, take heed; Under this conjuration speak, my lord.
  • (obsolete) A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy.
  • * Sir T. Elyot
    • The conjuration of Catiline.