Definition of Hermitic
{ Her*met"ic (?), Her*met"ic*al (?), }
a. [F. hermétique. See Note under
Hermes, 1.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or
taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy.
Hence: Alchemical; chemic. "Delusions of the hermetic
art." Burke.
The alchemists, as the people were called who tried to
make gold, considered themselves followers of Hermes, and often
called themselves Hermetic philosophers. A. B.
Buckley.
2. Of or pertaining to the system which
explains the causes of diseases and the operations of medicine on the
principles of the hermetic philosophy, and which made much use, as a
remedy, of an alkali and an acid; as, hermetic
medicine.
3. Made perfectly close or air-tight by
fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an
hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically.
Hermetic art, alchemy. --
Hermetic books. (a) Books of
the Egyptians, which treat of astrology. (b)
Books which treat of universal principles, of the nature and
orders of celestial beings, of medicine, and other topics.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- airtight or gas-tight; impervious to air or gases
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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