Hermes Trismegistus

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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