Definition of hermetic Hermetic
her•met•ic
We found 8 definitions of hermetic from 4 different sources.
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What does hermetic mean?
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- hermetic (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus . - hermetic (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to alchemy or occult practices. - hermetic (Adjective)
Obscure; secret or unrevealed. - hermetic (Adjective)
Isolated, away from outside influence. - hermetic (Adjective)
Airtight or gas- tight; impervious to air or gases.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hermetic (a.)
Alt. of Hermetical
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hermetic
-al, hėr-met′ik, -al, adj. belonging in any way to the the beliefs current in the Middle Ages under the name of Hermes, the Thrice Great: belonging to magic or alchemy, magical: perfectly close.—adv. Hermet′ically.—n.pl. Hermet′ics, the philosophy wrapped up in the Hermetic books, esoteric science: alchemy.—Hermetically sealed, closed completely, said of a glass vessel, the opening of which is closed by melting the glass. [From Hermēs Trismegistos, Hermes 'the thrice-greatest,' the Greek name for the Egyptian god Thoth, who was god of science, esp. alchemy.]
