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Hermes Trismegistus

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noun
a name variously ascribed by Neoplatonists and others to an Egyptian priest or to the Egyptian god Thoth, to some extent identified with the Grecian Hermes: various mystical, religious, philosophical, astrological, and alchemical writings were ascribed to him.
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Origin of Hermes Trismegistus

<Medieval Latin <Greek Hermês Trismégistos Hermes thrice greatest

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Hermes Trismegistus
/ (ˌtrɪsməˈdʒɪstəs) /

noun
a Greek name for the Egyptian god Thoth, credited with various works on mysticism and magic

Word Origin for Hermes Trismegistus

Greek: Hermes thrice-greatest
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