Hermetic
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  • Hermeticism
    Hermeticism
    Hermeticism or the Western Hermetic Tradition is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs based primarily upon the pseudepigraphical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus...

    , a magical and religious movement stemming from the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus
  • Hermeticism (poetry)
    Hermeticism (poetry)
    Hermeticism in poetry, or Hermetic poetry, is a term used to describe obscure and difficult poetry, as of the Symbolist school. The name alludes to the mythical Hermes Trismegistus, supposed author of mystic doctrines composed in the Neoplatonic tradition.Hermeticism was influential in the...

    , a literary movement in poetry
    Poetry
    Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

     started in Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • Hermetics
    Hermetics
    Hermetics is the deliberate use of exceedingly obscure, convoluted, or esoteric literary or graphical symbolism and imagery....

    , the deliberate use of esoteric imagery
  • Hermeticism (history of science)
    Hermeticism (history of science)
    Hermeticism is a historiographical phrase describing the work that attempts to reconstruct the mode of thought held by 17th century scientists. It primarily traces out the connections of Renaissance modes of thought with those of the Scientific Revolution . This type of analysis began with...

    , also refers to reconstructing the mode of thought held by 17th century scientists
  • Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
    Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
    The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor was an initiatic occult organisation that first became public in late 1884, although according to an official document of the order it began its work in 1870...

    , an initiatic occult organisation that first became public in late 1884
  • Hermetic Qabalah
    Hermetic Qabalah
    Hermetic Qabalah is a Western esoteric and mystical tradition...

    , a syncretism of Kabbalah within Hermeticism
  • Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
    Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
    The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a magical order active in Great Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which practiced theurgy and spiritual development...

    , a 19th century occult society
    • The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc.
      The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc.
      The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc. is a 501 non-profit organization associated with a modern magical Order of the same name. While bearing the same name as the historical Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn , the modern Order does not have direct descent or institutional lineage from the...

      , a modern occult society
  • Hermetic seal
    Hermetic seal
    A hermetic seal is the quality of being airtight. In common usage, the term often implies being impervious to air or gas. When used technically, it is stated in conjunction with a specific test method and conditions of usage.-Etymology :...

    , an airtight seal
  • Hermetic detector
    Hermetic detector
    In particle physics, a hermetic detector is a particle detector designed to observe all possible decay products of an interaction between subatomic particles in a collider by covering as large an area around the interaction point as possible and incorporating multiple types of sub-detectors...

    , a particle detector with large-angle coverage, designed to observe as many particles from an interaction as possible.
  • Hermetica
    Hermetica
    The Hermetica are Greek wisdom texts from the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE, mostly presented as dialogues in which a teacher, generally identified with Hermes Trismegistus or "thrice-greatest Hermes", enlightens a disciple...

    , also known as the Corpus Hermeticum or Hermetic Corpus, a corpus of Egyptian or Greek literature
  • Hermética
    Hermética
    Hermética was an Argentine band considered to be one of the most important bands in the history of Argentine heavy metal.-Biography:After the dissolution of V8 in 1987, its members split and formed their own groups; Osvaldo Civile created Horcas, Alberto Zamarbide, Miguel Roldán and Adrián Cenci...

    , an Argentine heavy metal band

See also

  • Airtight
  • Hermeneutics, the study of the methods (the "art" or the "science") of interpreting texts
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