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Webster 1913 Edition
Archeus
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Ar-che′us
,Noun.
The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the
anima mundi
or plastic power of the old philosophers. [Obs.]
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Archeus
ARCHE'US
,Noun.
A term used by the ancient chimists, to denote the interal efficient cause of all things; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers; the power that presides over the animal economy, or the vis medicatrix; the active principle of the material world. In medicine, good health, or ancient practice.