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/ˈhiːməni/ · noun
(rare) A magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments..
He call’d it Hæmony, and gave it me / And bad me keepe it as of ſoveraine uſe / Gainſt all inchantments, mildew blaſt, or damp / Or gaſtly furies apparition; / […]
It is not agreed whether Milton’s Hæmony is a real or poetical plant.
In a recent study of Thyris' magical herb in Comus, John M. Steadman concludes that “haemony means knowledge” from Greek haimon “skillful.”
Use haemony when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Haemony means (rare) A magical plant mentioned by John Milton, said to be good against enchantments..
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He call’d it Hæmony, and gave it me / And bad me keepe it as of ſoveraine uſe / Gainſt all inchantments, mildew blaſt, or damp / Or gaſtly furies apparition; / […]
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