panacea
Meanings
Plural: panaceae, panaceas, panaceæ
Noun
- (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
- A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
- A solution to all problems.
- The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).
Synonyms
allheal, balm of Gilead, catholicon, cure-all, elixir, heal-all, magic bullet, miracle, miracle cure, nostrum, silver bullet, theriac, wonder drug, woundwort
Scrabble Score: 11
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