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Herm
Herm
See also: herm
English
Proper noun
Herm
- one of the the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
- a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France
Translations
one of the Channel Islands
Anagrams
herm
herm
See also: Herm
English
Noun
herm (plural herms)
- A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.[1]
Synonyms
- (rectangular pillar): herma
Translations
Etymology 2
From Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a herm.[2]
Derived terms
Abbreviation
herm.
- Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.
Noun
herm (plural herms)
- (sometimes pejorative) A hermaphrodite.
References
- ↑ Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities; p. 602
- ↑ Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology; p. 408