microcosmetorn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɒzmətə/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈkɑzmədər/

Forms: 1600s microcosmeter, 1700s– microcosmetor.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin microcosmetor.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin microcosmetor ( J. Dolaeus Encyclopædia medicinæ theoretico-practicæ (1684) Præf. sig. Χ2; also as micro cosmetor) < ancient Greek μικρο- micro- comb. form + κοσμήτωρ commander, leader, in Hellenistic Greek also ‘guide, director’ ( < κοσμεῖν to order, arrange ( < κόσμος cosmos n.¹) + -τωρ, suffix forming agent nouns), after microcosm n.

rare (now historical).

In the terminology of J. Dolaeus: the (supposed) ruler or ruling principle of the animal spirits (and of the body as a whole), located in the brain.Cf. the related term cardimelech n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun]

souleOE

lifeOE

spiritusOE

bloodOE

ghostOE

life and soulOE

quickship?c1225

quicknessc1230

breatha1300

spirita1325

spark1382

naturec1385

sparkle1388

livelinessa1398

rational soula1398

spiracle1398

animal spirit?a1425

vital spiritc1450

soul of the world1525

candle1535

fire1576

three souls1587

vitality?1592

candlelight1596

substance1605

vivacity1611

animality1615

vividity1616

animals1628

life spring1649

archeus1651

vital1670

spirituosity1677

springs of life1681

microcosmetor1684

vital force1702

vital spark (also flame)1704

stamen1718

vis vitae1752

prana1785

Purusha1785

jiva1807

vital force1822

heartbeat1828

world-soul1828

world-spirit1828

life energy1838

life force1848

ghost soul1869

will to live1871

biogen1882

ki1893

mauri1897

élan vital1907

orgone1942

1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 704 The Anima Brutorum with him [sc. Dolaeus] is called Microcosmeter.

1725 J. Freind Hist. Physick I. 265 Calling in to his aid his ancient good ally, Microcosmetor, Governor of the Animal Spirits, he gives battle to the disturbers of his rest.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Microcosmetor, term used by Dolæus for the essence or principle of life.

1968 L. J. Rather & J. B. Frerichs in Clio Medica 3 37 (note) Johannes Dolaeus (1651–1707) used the terms ‘gasteranax’ (stomach-king), ‘cardimelech’ (heart-king), and ‘microcosmetor’ to designate a kind of local vital force.

Derivatives

† microcosmetoric adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Microcosmetoricus, of or belonging to Microcosmetor: microcosmetoric.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microcosmetor
释义	microcosmetorn. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɒzmətə/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈkɑzmədər/ Forms: 1600s microcosmeter, 1700s– microcosmetor. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin microcosmetor. Etymology: < post-classical Latin microcosmetor ( J. Dolaeus Encyclopædia medicinæ theoretico-practicæ (1684) Præf. sig. Χ2; also as micro cosmetor) < ancient Greek μικρο- micro- comb. form + κοσμήτωρ commander, leader, in Hellenistic Greek also ‘guide, director’ ( < κοσμεῖν to order, arrange ( < κόσμος cosmos n.¹) + -τωρ, suffix forming agent nouns), after microcosm n. rare (now historical). In the terminology of J. Dolaeus: the (supposed) ruler or ruling principle of the animal spirits (and of the body as a whole), located in the brain.Cf. the related term cardimelech n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun] souleOE lifeOE spiritusOE bloodOE ghostOE life and soulOE quickship?c1225 quicknessc1230 breatha1300 spirita1325 spark1382 naturec1385 sparkle1388 livelinessa1398 rational soula1398 spiracle1398 animal spirit?a1425 vital spiritc1450 soul of the world1525 candle1535 fire1576 three souls1587 vitality?1592 candlelight1596 substance1605 vivacity1611 animality1615 vividity1616 animals1628 life spring1649 archeus1651 vital1670 spirituosity1677 springs of life1681 microcosmetor1684 vital force1702 vital spark (also flame)1704 stamen1718 vis vitae1752 prana1785 Purusha1785 jiva1807 vital force1822 heartbeat1828 world-soul1828 world-spirit1828 life energy1838 life force1848 ghost soul1869 will to live1871 biogen1882 ki1893 mauri1897 élan vital1907 orgone1942 1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 704 The Anima Brutorum with him [sc. Dolaeus] is called Microcosmeter. 1725 J. Freind Hist. Physick I. 265 Calling in to his aid his ancient good ally, Microcosmetor, Governor of the Animal Spirits, he gives battle to the disturbers of his rest. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Microcosmetor, term used by Dolæus for the essence or principle of life. 1968 L. J. Rather & J. B. Frerichs in Clio Medica 3 37 (note) Johannes Dolaeus (1651–1707) used the terms ‘gasteranax’ (stomach-king), ‘cardimelech’ (heart-king), and ‘microcosmetor’ to designate a kind of local vital force. Derivatives † microcosmetoric adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Microcosmetoricus, of or belonging to Microcosmetor: microcosmetoric. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1684
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