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Trismegistus

Trismegistus proper noun: the epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.

Proper noun

Trismegistus

  1. The epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.

Origin of Trismegistus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρισμέγιστος (Trismégistos, “thrice-great”), from τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s, “thrice”) + μέγιστος (mégistos, “greatest”). Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀴𐀪𐀮𐀫𐀁 (ti-ri-se-ro-e, “triple hero”).

Questions about Trismegistus

What does Trismegistus mean?
Trismegistus means the epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.
What part of speech is Trismegistus?
Trismegistus is a proper noun.

Words near Trismegistus in the dictionary

  1. triskelions
  2. Triskyni
  3. Trisler
  4. Trislers
  5. Trismegistic
  6. Trismegistus
  7. trismic
  8. trismus
  9. trismus pseudocamptodactyly syndrome
  10. trisnitrate
  11. trisnitrates

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