hermetism
(ˈhɜːmɪtɪz(ə)m)
[f. hermetic n. + -ism.]
Hermetic or theosophical philosophy; hermetics. So hermeˈtologist, a hermetist.
| 1894 G. S. Hall in Forum Aug. 719 (Cent. D. Suppl.), Its teachings..make the doctrine of sin as vital as with the most ardent of the old hermetologists. 1898 H. C. Bolton in Smithsonian Rep. 1897 213 Traditions of the kabala, the mysteries of hermetism, and the practice of transmutation. 1927 Contemp. Rev. July 59 M. Valéry's poetics have been accused of hermetism and of preciousness. |