Definition of Abraxes
||A*brax"as (&?;), n. [A name adopted by the
Egyptian Gnostic Basilides, containing the Greek letters α, β,
ρ, α, ξ, α, σ, which, as numerals, amounted to
365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as ruler of the 365 heavens
of his system.] A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems
among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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