Definition of abraxas Abraxas
/ʌbɹæˈksʌz/ - [ubraksuz] - a•brax•as
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What does abraxas mean?
Wiktionary 
- abraxas (Noun)
A mistaken transcription of Abrasax.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abraxas (n.)
A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abraxas
a-braks′as, n. a mystic word, or an amulet, consisting of a gem engraved therewith on some part of it, often bearing a mystical figure of combined human and animal form, used as a charm. [Said to be coined by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides in 2d century to express 365 in Greek letters; thus αβραξας used as numerals = 1 + 2 + 100 + 1 + 60 + 1 + 200. But Mr C. W. King finds its origin in Heb. ha-b'rākāh, 'the blessing,' or 'sacred name,' used as the title of a Gnostic deity representing the 365 emanations of the Divine Plērōma or fullness.]
