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Hermetic
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What's The Definition Of Hermetic?
[adj] completely sealed; completely airtight
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hermetic: tight Related Terms | Find terms related to Hermetic: abstruse | airtight | arcane | ballproof | bombproof | bulletproof | burglarproof | cabalistic | censored | classified | cloistered | close | closed | compact | concealed | corrosionproof | cryptic | dampproof | dark | deep | dustproof | dusttight | enigmatic | esoteric | fast | fireproof | fire-resisting | firm | flameproof | foolproof | gasproof | gastight | heavy | hermetical | hermetically sealed | hidden | holeproof | hush-hush | impervious | impervious to | latent | leakproof | lightproof | lighttight | mysterious | noiseproof | occult | oilproof | oiltight | profound | proof | proof against | punctureproof | rainproof | raintight | recluse | resistant | restricted | rustproof | sealed | secluse | seclusive | secret | sequestered | shatterproof | shellproof | shut fast | smokeproof | smoketight | smothered | snug | soundproof | staunch | stifled | stormproof | stormtight | suppressed | tight | top secret | ulterior | unbreatheable | under security | under wraps | undisclosable | undisclosed | undivulgable | undivulged | unrevealable | unrevealed | unspoken | untellable | untold | unutterable | unuttered | unwhisperable | waterproof | water-repellant | watertight | weatherproof | windproof | windtight See Also | Hermetic In Webster's Dictionary \Her*met"ic\, Hermetical \Her*met"ic*al\, a. [F.
herm['e]tique. 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.
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