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• hermetic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight. 2) insulated or protected from outside influences. 3) esoteric or cryptic: hermetic poems. DERIVATIVES hermetically adverb hermeticism noun. ORIGIN from Latin Hermes Trismegistus th …   English terms dictionary

• Hermetic seal — Airtight redirects here. For the G.I. Joe character, see Airtight (G.I. Joe). For other uses of hermetic , see hermetic (disambiguation). A hermetic seal is the quality of being airtight. In common usage, the term often implies being impervious… …   Wikipedia

• Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn — This article is about the historical organization of the late 19th century. For similar later organizations, see Golden Dawn (disambiguation). Part of a series of articles on Hermeticism Hermetic Religion Hermeticism Mythology Hermes Trismegistus …   Wikipedia

• hermetic — adj. (also hermetical) 1 with an airtight closure. 2 protected from outside agencies. 3 a of alchemy or other occult sciences (hermetic art). b esoteric. Phrases and idioms: hermetic seal an airtight seal (orig. as used by alchemists).… …   Useful english dictionary

• hermetic — [hə: mɛtɪk] adjective 1》 (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight. 2》 insulated or protected from outside influences. 3》 (also Hermetic) of or denoting an ancient occult tradition encompassing alchemy, astrology, and theosophy.     ↘esoteric; …   English new terms dictionary

• closure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of closing Nouns 1. closure, occlusion; blockade, obstruction; shutting up; constipation, bottleneck; embolism; blind alley, dead end, stone wall, cul de sac; obstacle, block, impediment. See… …   English dictionary for students

• hermetic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mystic, magic, alchemic; airtight, vacuum packed. See closure. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Closed] Syn. sealed, shut, airtight; see tight 2 . 2. [Magical] Syn. alchemical, mystical, occult; see magic …   English dictionary for students

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• hermetically — hermetic ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight. 2) insulated or protected from outside influences. 3) esoteric or cryptic: hermetic poems. DERIVATIVES hermetically adverb hermeticism noun. ORIGIN from Latin Hermes… …   English terms dictionary

• hermeticism — hermetic ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight. 2) insulated or protected from outside influences. 3) esoteric or cryptic: hermetic poems. DERIVATIVES hermetically adverb hermeticism noun. ORIGIN from Latin Hermes… …   English terms dictionary

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