Aesculapian
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Of or relating to Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of medicineOf or relating to Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine.
» The brochure of the Aesculapian Medical Society was really beautiful.
Meaning
2 senses(literally)Of or relating to Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine.
The Aesculapian sanctuary on Kos island was also a center of medical learning and practice
(figuratively)Medical, concerning healing.
Water therapy at famous springs is an Aesculapian method which recently came back in fashion, as when Bath reemerged from archaelogy to high-society spa
of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
Examples
1 sentencesThe brochure of the Aesculapian Medical Society was really beautiful.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Aesculapius + -ian.From Aesculapius + -ian.
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Forms
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art:medical
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form