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hermeticist

UK/həˈmɛtɪsɪst/US/hɚˈmɛtɪsɪst/

hermeticist noun: a hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.

Noun

hermeticist (plural hermeticists)

  1. A hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.
    • The two leading mid-seventeenth-century hermeticists […] had both been Anglican clergymen.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 262

Forms of hermeticist

pluralhermeticists

Origin of hermeticist

From hermetic + -ist.

Questions about hermeticist

What does hermeticist mean?
Hermeticist means a hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.
What part of speech is hermeticist?
Hermeticist is a noun.
How do you pronounce hermeticist?
Hermeticist is pronounced /həˈmɛtɪsɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of hermeticist?
The plural of hermeticist is hermeticists.

Words near hermeticist in the dictionary

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

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