Definition of philter in English:

noun

• A drink supposed to arouse love and desire for a particular person in the drinker; a love potion.

  Example sentences

  • ‘All my life I've been searching for that special scent, that mythical philtre, that would enable me to snare the woman of my dreams.’
  • ‘There's something purely foolish about attending any large gathering of men and women without benefit of some kind of philter or magic dust to blind you and weaken your critical faculties.’
  • ‘Even seminal fluid has been treated as a love philtre or prophylactic in witchcraft, and administered by Aborigines to dying or enfeebled members of their community.’

  Synonyms

  concoction, mixture, brew, elixir, philtre, drink, decoction

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