Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment of phagedena; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine. -- n. A phagedenic medicine.
One who speculates or forms opinions independently of
the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms
opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church;
an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists and...