Receptary

Quick meaning: Receptary is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Generally or popularly admitted or received.

Meaning

(obsolete) Generally or popularly admitted or received.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) That which is received.
2. (historical, pharmacy, pharmacology) A book of pharmacological recipes, incantations or charms.

Example Sentences

Incantations were passed on from receptary to receptary, with little difference between the learned and the popular.

[…] nor can they which behold the present state of things, and controversie of points so long received in Divinity, condemn our sober enquiries in the doubtfull appertinancies of Arts, and Receptaries of Philosophy.

Although one of the rules of the genre of the receptary, like that of the traditional cookery book, was that editorial comment be severely restricted, many recipes begin or end with a simple statement of their marvellous power […]

[…] that famous Philosopher of Naples, Baptista Porta; in whose works, although there be contained many excellent things, and verified upon his own experience, yet are there many also receptary, and such as will not endure the test.

Word Forms

• receptaries

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include accept, suscipient, admissory, apprehended, acknowledging, concessory.

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