philtre

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phil·ter

also phil·tre F0122400 (fĭl′tər)n.1. A love potion.2. A magic potion or charm.tr.v. phil·tered, phil·ter·ing, phil·ters also phil·tred or phil·tring or phil·tres To enchant with or as if with a philter.

[French philtre, from Old French, from Latin philtrum, from Greek philtron, from philein, to love, from philos, beloved, loving.]

philtre

(ˈfɪltə) or

philter

na drink supposed to arouse love, desire, etc[C16: from Latin philtrum, from Greek philtron love potion, from philos loving]

philtre

A love potion originally made by combining wine, herbs and drugs.

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Noun

philtre - a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave itlove-philter, love-philtre, love-potion, philterpotion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

Translations

filtropozione

Philtre

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

A magic potion. Philtres were often, though not always, used for love or sexual purposes. Supposedly, when drunk, the philtre would cause the recipient to fall madly in love with the first person he or she saw. As described in literature of the Middle Ages, many were made up of obnoxious ingredients and administered in strong wine, to disguise their foul taste. Mandrake root was a common ingredient, as were vervain, briony, human or animal blood, and the red gum known as dragon's blood.

As Rosemary Guiley points out, in Wicca the forcing of love upon another is forbidden—one must never interfere with another's free will—so today philtres would only be used to enhance love that already exists.

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noun a drink credited with magical power

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