Hermeticism
Americannoun
-
the body of ideas set forth in Hermetic writings.
-
adherence to the ideas expressed in Hermetic writings.
-
the occult sciences, especially alchemy.
Other Word Forms
- Hermeticist adjective
Etymology
Origin of Hermeticism
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And the central idea of the manifestos—that through the application of magic and alchemy we might learn that we are a microcosm of the divine—helped to shape, along with Hermeticism, the occult imagination.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2016
His studies of Sufism and Western Hermeticism lend a mystical-spiritual dimension, with countercultural leanings, to the artists’ cultivation of nature.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2011
Philosophical realization of Hermeticism is the establishment of the Holy Doctrine, 840-l.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
Kabalah in active realization, the Magic of Works, is Hermeticism, 840-l.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
Religious realization of Hermeticism is the foundation of the true Empire and—, 840-l.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
