catholicon

noun

ca·​thol·​i·​con kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌkän 

: cure-all, panacea

Synonyms of catholicon

• remedy
• nostrum
• panacea
• elixir
• cure
• theriac

Examples of catholicon in a Sentence

he seems to prescribe fluids and rest as a catholicon for everything

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek katholikon, neuter of katholikos

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for catholicon

• agamemnon
• automaton
• diencephalon
• panopticon
• phenomenon
• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon

Medical Definition

catholicon

noun

ca·​thol·​i·​con kə-ˈthäl-ə-ˌkän 

: something that is a cure-all or panacea