Hermesian
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A follower of the theology of Georg Hermes.
"Hermesians declare that what was condemned at Rome was not Hermes' teaching, but a libellous caricature of it. He himself always protested that his system did not touch any point of the Catholic faith."
- 2 Any of the Gnostics who contributed to writing the Hermetic Corpus.
"Our object is only to mention the most celebrated of these alphabets of the Hermesians, ( or hieroglyphics, ) and to indicate their particular qualities; for nobody is capable of giving a satisfactory explanation of them all."
- 1 Pertaining to the theological writings of Georg Hermes, especially in the attempt to reconcile faith with Kantian reason.
"The measure taken by Mgr. de Droste, against the publication of Hermesian writings, is thus most fully justified, not only by the dictate of his own conscience, and by the canons of the Catholic Church, but also by the civil law, where the rights of the archbishop are laid down with the utmost clearness and precision."
- 2 Pertaining to the Hermetic Corpus, Hermes Trismegistus, or the associated form of mysticism.
"These are the figures of such of the celestial hieroglyphics, as we have been able to find and make out; and now we are going to represent the three other classes, according to promise, with all the different figures of the Hermesian alphabets, or hieroglyphics."
- 3 Pertaining to the Greek god Hermes.
"Near-synonym: mercurial"
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More examples"The measure taken by Mgr. de Droste, against the publication of Hermesian writings, is thus most fully justified, not only by the dictate of his own conscience, and by the canons of the Catholic Church, but also by the civil law, where the rights of the archbishop are laid down with the utmost clearness and precision."
Etymology
From Hermes + -ian after Georg Hermes.
From Hermes + -ian after Hermes Trismegistus.
From Hermes + -ian after the Greek god Hermes.
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