hermetic

[hur-met-ik]

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adjective

made airtight by fusion or sealing.
not affected by outward influence or power; isolated.
(sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of occult science, especially alchemy.

(initial capital letter) of or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings ascribed to him.

Also her·met·i·cal.

Origin of hermetic

1630–40; < Medieval Latin hermēticus of, pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus, equivalent to Latin Hermē(s) Hermes + -ticus -tic

Related formsun·her·met·ic, adjective

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Related Words for hermetical

esoteric, magical, secluded, latent, mysterious, covert, undisclosed, unknown, private, dark, underground, concealed, clandestine, invisible, obscure, buried, occult, veiled, disguised, screened

Examples from the Web for hermetical

Historical Examples of hermetical

Now, however, the sealing of the South was all but hermetical.
Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II
John T. Morse
Others were making their entrance upon the great work, after the hermetical method.
The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas
Dom Francisco de Quevedo
His measure of usefulness became full in 1798 when the hermetical seal of death closed his bright career.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
L. Carroll Judson
A sect of hermetical philosophers, founded in the fifteenth century, who were engaged in the study of abstruse sciences.
The Symbolism of Freemasonry
Albert G. Mackey

British Dictionary definitions for hermetical

hermetic

hermetical

adjective

sealed so as to be airtight
hidden or protected from the outside world

Derived Formshermetically, adverb

Word Origin for hermetic

C17: from Medieval Latin hermēticus belonging to Hermes Trismegistus, traditionally the inventor of a magic seal

Hermetic

adjective

of or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings and teachings ascribed to him
of or relating to ancient science, esp alchemy
esoteric or recondite

Word Origin for Hermetic

see hermetic

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Word Origin and History for hermetical

hermetic

adj.

c.1600 (implied in hermetically), "completely sealed," also (1630s) "dealing with occult science or alchemy," from Latin hermeticus, from Greek Hermes, god of science and art, among other things, identified by Neoplatonists, mystics, and alchemists with the Egyptian god Thoth as Hermes Trismegistos "Thrice-Great Hermes," who supposedly invented the process of making a glass tube airtight (a process in alchemy) using a secret seal.

hermetical in Medicine

hermetic

[hər-mĕt′ĭk]

adj.

Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air.

Related formsher•met′i•cal•ly adv.