Vocabulary Word
Word: hermetic
Definition: sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
Definition: sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
Sentences Containing 'hermetic'
Consequently it was the practical aspects of Hermetic writings that attracted the attention of scientists.
The term "Hermetic" is from the medieval Latin "hermeticus", which is derived from the name of the Greek god, Hermes.
In English, it has been attested since the 17th century, as in "Hermetic writers" (e.g., Franz Bardon).
The word "Hermetic" was used by Dr. Everard in his English translation of "The Pimander of Hermes" (1650).
Mary Anne Atwood mentioned the use of the word "Hermetic" by Dufresnoy in 1386.
Plutarch's mention of Hermes Trismegistus dates back to the 1st century A.D., and Tertullian, Iamblichus, and Porphyry were all familiar with Hermetic writings.
De Candia was one of many agents sent out by Florence's ruler, Cosimo de' Medici, to scour Greek monasteries for ancient writings and to either get a copy or steal the original.
"Leonardo da Pistoia" searched for ancient Hermetic manuscripts throughout the regions surrounding Constantinople, Pera, and Galata.
In 1614, Isaac Casaubon, a Swiss philologist, analyzed the Greek Hermetic texts for linguistic style.
He concluded that the writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus were not the work of an ancient Egyptian priest but in fact dated to the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D.
Even in light of Casaubon's linguistic discovery (and typical of many adherents of Hermetic philosophy in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries), Thomas Browne in his "Religio Medici" (1643) confidently stated: "The severe schools shall never laugh me out of the philosophy of Hermes, that this visible world is but a portrait of the invisible."
A second text (titled "On the Ogdoad and Ennead") told of the Hermetic mystery schools.
In order to demonstrate the truth of the prisca theologia doctrine, Christians appropriated the Hermetic teachings for their own purposes.
They are recorded in Hermetic texts, although they originated in the Vedas.
In Hermetic thought, it is likely that the movements of the planets have meaning beyond the laws of physics and actually hold metaphorical value as symbols in the mind of The All, or God.
Theurgy translates to "The Science or Art of Divine Works" and is the practical aspect of the Hermetic art of alchemy.
Reincarnation is mentioned in Hermetic texts.
Tobias Churton, Professor of Western Esotericism at the University of Exeter, states that, "The Hermetic tradition was both moderate and flexible, offering a tolerant philosophical religion, a religion of the (omnipresent) mind, a purified perception of God, the cosmos, and the self, and much positive encouragement for the spiritual seeker, all of which the student could take anywhere."
Lutheran Bishop James Heiser recently evaluated the writings of Marsilio Ficino and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola as an attempted "Hermetic Reformation."
There are three major texts that contain Hermetic doctrines:
Other important original Hermetic texts include the Discourses of Isis to Horus, which consists of a long dialogue between Isis and Horus on the fall of man and other matters; the Definitions of Hermes to Asclepius; and many fragments, which are chiefly preserved in the anthology of Stobaeus.
When Hermeticism was no longer endorsed by the Christian church, it was driven underground and several Hermetic societies were formed.
A few primarily Hermetic occult orders were founded in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.
Hermetic magic underwent a 19th-century revival in Western Europe, where it was practiced by groups such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Aurum Solis, and Ragon.
Many Hermetic, or Hermetically influenced, groups exist today.
Rosicrucianism is a movement which incorporates the Hermetic philosophy.
Unlike the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was open to both sexes and treated them as equals.
The Order was a specifically Hermetic society that taught alchemy, kabbalah, and the magic of Hermes, along with the principles of occult science.
The only survivors were those that had taken steps to remove their implants or who hadn't had them to begin with, although some extremely wealthy individuals could afford "palanquins"—hermetic devices secure against the plague.
Spasojević and Radivojević also express that the film is not exclusively dealing with Serbian issues but issues in the "New World" in general. "We didn’t want to make a hermetic picture that would deal exclusively with our local tragedies, but to tell a story with global overtones, because Serbia is merely a reflection of the ways of today’s New World in general, as it tries to imitate it and fails miserably.
It has a water-displacing hermetic hull which provides improved fording performance and a 4x4-type chassis with independent suspension and a centralized system of tire-pressure control.
It then describes the roots of modern neopagan witchcraft in groups such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and individuals such as Aleister Crowley and Doreen Valiente.
Aghamyan's works are not traditional - they are reserved, even hermetic.