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hermeticism

hermeticism

English

Noun

hermeticism (countable and uncountable, plural hermeticisms)

  1. Hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.
    • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 262:
      Yet the old tradition of the spiritual quest, reinforced by the influence of Renaissance hermeticism, could still capture the imagination of highly religious persons.

Synonyms

  • hermetism