Definition
A philosophical and magical tradition based on texts attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, combining Greek, Egyptian, and Jewish ideas about the divine and the nature of reality.
Etymology
From Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure blending the Greek god Hermes with the Egyptian god Thoth, plus -ism. Developed primarily during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Kelly Says
Hermeticism literally means 'sealed knowledge'—the texts claim that Hermes locked divine wisdom into cryptic writings so only the spiritually prepared could understand them, making it history's first esoteric 'members-only' club.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Hermeticism
her-me-ti-sim
ARالعربية
هرميتيزم
har-mee-tee-zm
BNবাংলা
হেরমেটিক্যাল
her-me-ti-kal
CACatalà
hermetisme
her-MEH-tee-sme
CSČeština
hermetismus
her-MEH-ti-zmus
DADansk
hermetisme
her-MEH-tee-sme
DEDeutsch
Hermetismus
her-MET-i-zmus
ELΕλληνικά
ἑρμητισμός
her-me-tis-mos
ESEspañol
hermética
er-MEH-tee-ka
FAفارسی
هرمेटیک
her-me-tik
FISuomi
hermetismi
her-MEH-ti-smi
FRFrançais
hermétisme
er-MEH-tee-zm
GUGU
હર્મીટિઝમ
har-mee-tizam
HAHA
hermetism
her-MEH-tee-zm
HEעברית
ה Hermeticism
ha-her-me-ti-sim
HIहिन्दी
हेर्मेटिज्म
her-me-ti-zm
HUMagyar
hermetizmus
her-MEH-ti-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
hermetisme
her-MEH-tee-sme
IGIG
hermetism
her-MEH-tee-zm
ITItaliano
ermetismo
er-MEH-tee-zmoh
JA日本語
herméティズム
herume-tizumu
KKKK
hermetizm
her-MEH-tizm
KMKM
hermetism
her-MEH-tee-zm
KO한국어
hermé티즘
her-me-ti-jeum
MRMR
हेर्मेटिज्म
her-me-ti-zm
MSBahasa Melayu
hermetisme
her-MEH-tee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ဟर्मेटစ်
her-me-tis
NLNederlands
hermetisme
her-MEH-tee-sme
NONorsk
hermetisme
her-MEH-tee-sme
PAPA
ਹਰਮੇਟਿਜਮ
har-me-ti-jam
PLPolski
hermetyzm
her-MET-izm
PTPortuguês
hermetismos
er-MEH-tee-mos
RORomână
hermetism
her-MEH-tee-zm
RUРусский
herméтизм
her-MET-izm
SVSvenska
hermetism
her-MEH-ti-zm
SWKiswahili
hermetism
her-MEH-tee-zm
TAதமிழ்
ஹெர்மேட்டிக்
her-me-tik
TEతెలుగు
హెర్మెటిసిజం
her-me-ti-si-jam
THไทย
เฮอร์เมติก
her-meh-tik
TLTL
hermetismo
her-MEH-tee-zmoh
TRTürkçe
hermetik
her-MET-ik
UKУкраїнська
hermeтизм
her-MET-izm
URاردو
ہرمیٹزم
her-mee-tizm
VITiếng Việt
hermetismo
her-MEH-tee-zmoh
YOYO
hermetisme
her-MEH-tee-sme
ZUZU
hermetism
her-MEH-tee-zm