receptary

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Generally or popularly admitted or received.

   “[…] that famous Philosopher of Naples, Baptista Porta; in whose works, although there be contained many excellent things, and verified upon his own experience, yet are there many also receptary, and such as will not endure the test.”

2. isim That which is received.

   “[…] nor can they which behold the present state of things, and controversie of points so long received in Divinity, condemn our sober enquiries in the doubtfull appertinancies of Arts, and Receptaries of Philosophy.”

3. isim A book of pharmacological recipes, incantations or charms.

   “Although one of the rules of the genre of the receptary, like that of the traditional cookery book, was that editorial comment be severely restricted, many recipes begin or end with a simple statement of their marvellous power […]”