catholicon

noun

kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌkän How to pronounce catholicon (audio)
Definition of catholiconnext
as in remedy
something that cures all ills or problems he seems to prescribe fluids and rest as a catholicon for everything

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  1. remedy
  2. nostrum
  3. panacea
  4. elixir
  5. cure
  6. theriac
Noun
  • The remedy requires Google to let developers freely tell users, inside their apps, that cheaper offers exist elsewhere.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The likelier path is tummy time absorbed into a broader postural routine rather than sold as a standalone remedy.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of remedy
Noun
  • Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of nostrum
Noun
  • The establishment of a national regulatory body is not a panacea.
    — Robert Greifeld, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • However, Justice Gray’s majority opinion was nothing close to a panacea for American Sinophobia.
    — Claire Ke, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of panacea
Noun
  • Health influencers and online clinics have been touting its benefits well beyond what current evidence suggests, promoting it as a miracle substance akin to an elixir of well-being.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 16 July 2026
  • The notion of testosterone as an all-purpose elixir for strength and vitality is not supported by the science.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of elixir
Noun
  • While there is no cure for Parkinson’s, medications and sometimes surgery can treat its symptoms.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • There is no cure, but treatment can minimize pain and preserve mobility.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of cure
Noun
  • L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Zinc lozenges suddenly became the theriac to cure all ills; masks and hand-sanitizer, the ambergris and zedoary to ward off infection.
    — Spencer Strub, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2020
Definition of theriac
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“Catholicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catholicon. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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