| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. (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.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: HERMETIC BOOKS
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| 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. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HERMETIC BOOKS
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hermetic Books | Antiquities | Hermetic Books. See Hermes Trismegistus. (references) | |
| Hermetic Books | Literature | Egyptian books written under the dictation of Thoth (the Egyptian Hermes), the scribe of the gods. Iamblichus gives their number as 20,000, but Manetho raises it to 36,525. These books state that the world was made out of fluid; that the soul is the union of light and life; that nothing is destructible; that the soul transmigrates; and that suffering is the result of motion. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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