панаце́я — meaning in English

English meaning

• elixir noun A magical or legendary potion believed to cure any illness or grant eternal life.
• panacea noun A single remedy or solution supposed to fix every problem — usually said sceptically, of something that cannot really do so.

Senses

панаце́я is used for these senses in English:

• elixir (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
• nostrum A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
• panacea A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
• panacea A solution to all problems.

elixir — full definition

1. noun A magical or legendary potion believed to cure any illness or grant eternal life.
2. noun Loosely, any remedy or liquid promoted as a cure-all.

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