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hermeticism

UK/həːˈmɛtɪsɪzm̩/

hermeticism noun: hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.

Noun

hermeticism (countable and uncountable, plural hermeticisms)

  1. Hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.
    • Yet the old tradition of the spiritual quest, reinforced by the influence of Renaissance hermeticism, could still capture the imagination of highly religious persons.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 262
  2. A form of obscure poetry with subjective use of language and imagery.

hermeticism meaning in Tamil and Persian

hermeticism in Tamil

விளக்கவியல்

hermeticism in Persian

Translations
هرمسیه

Synonyms of hermeticism

Forms of hermeticism

pluralhermeticisms

Origin of hermeticism

From hermetic + -ism.

Questions about hermeticism

What does hermeticism mean?
Hermeticism means hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.
What is hermeticism in Tamil?
Hermeticism in Tamil is விளக்கவியல். See Hermeticism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hermeticism?
Hermeticism is a noun.
How do you pronounce hermeticism?
Hermeticism is pronounced /həːˈmɛtɪsɪzm̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of hermeticism?
The plural of hermeticism is hermeticisms.

Words near hermeticism in the dictionary

  1. hermetically
  2. hermetically seal
  3. hermetically sealed
  4. hermetically sealing
  5. hermetically seals
  6. hermeticism
  7. hermeticisms
  8. hermeticist
  9. hermeticists
  10. hermeticities
  11. hermeticity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hermeticism (page history and authors); hermeticism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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