hermes trismegistus

Her·mes Tris·me·gis·tus

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hur-meez triz-muh-jis-tuh s, tris-]
- /ˈhɜr miz ˌtrɪz məˈdʒɪs təs, ˌtrɪs-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hur-meez triz-muh-jis-tuh s, tris-]
- /ˈhɜr miz ˌtrɪz məˈdʒɪs təs, ˌtrɪs-/

Definitions of hermes trismegistus words

noun hermes trismegistus 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. 1
noun hermes trismegistus a Greek name for the Egyptian god Thoth, credited with various works on mysticism and magic 0
noun hermes trismegistus legendary ancient Egyptian author of a body of esoteric writings of the 1st-3rd cent. a.d. on cosmogony, the soul, magic, etc. 0

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