Alchemy and Taboo

Alchemy

Alchemy noun - A pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times.

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Taboo and alchemy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taboo" instead a noun "Alchemy".

Nearby Words: alchemist, alchemical, alchemic

Taboo noun - An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.

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Alchemy and taboo are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alchemy" instead a noun "Taboo".

Nearby Words: tabooed, tabooing

normal	normal alchemy	normal taboo
specific	specific alchemy	specific taboo
true	true alchemy	true taboo
powerful	powerful alchemy	powerful taboo
Other adjectives: real, massive, ancient, traditional, modern, magical, western, aforementioned, European.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood had one of these for the first dozen or so episodes, where the narrator explained how alchemy is a science, not magic and how human transmutation is taboo.

Source: Opening Narration
The brothers' skill with alchemy at an early age led them to believe they can bring their recently-deceased mother back to life using human transmutation — a forbidden, taboo practice of alchemy.

Source: Manga / Fullmetal Alchemist
In Fullmetal Alchemist, human transmutation is the sole taboo when it comes to performing alchemy, and rightly so.

Source: Dangerous Forbidden Technique

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Taboo and Alchemy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alchemy/taboo

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