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† aleˈxicacon, -kakon Obs. [a. Gr. ἀλεξίκᾰκ-ος, -ον keeping off evil, f. ἀλέξ-ειν to keep off + κακόν evil.] A preservative against evil; a safeguard.
1635Heywood Hierarch. viii. 552 That their great Alexikakon was a meere figment and Imposture. 1721Bailey, Alexicacon, a remedy against all evils. 1731Bailey, Alexicacon, A medicine to expell any ill humours from the body. [So 1775 Ash.] |