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Thomsonianism

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; - from the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thomsonianism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thomsonianism.html. 1828.