hermeticist

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UK/həˈmɛtɪsɪst/US/hɚˈmɛtɪsɪst/

noun

A hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.

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Meanings

nounhermeticist (plural hermeticists)

plural hermeticists

  1. A hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.

    The two leading mid-seventeenth-century hermeticists […] had both been Anglican clergymen.

    1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 262

Origin

From hermetic + -ist.

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APA

hermeticist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hermeticist

MLA

“hermeticist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hermeticist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hermeticist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hermeticist.

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