Hermesian

English Pronunciation en /həɹˈmi.ʒən/ US Etymology 1 en derivation from name of Georg Hermes From en Hermes ian after Georg Hermes. Adjective en pertaining to Georg Hermes Pertaining to the theological writings of Georg Hermes, especially in the attempt to reconcile faith with Kantian reason. en 1840 August The Dublin Review Art V. - Athanasius Joseph Go:rres 9 17 137 The measure taken by Mgr. de Droste, against the publication of Hermesian writings, is thus most fully justified, not only by the dictate of his own conscience, and by the canons of the Catholic Church, but also by the civil law, where the rights of the archbishop are laid down with the utmost clearness and precision. He ended the heretical dissensions created by the Hermesian School by suspending the refractory Hermesian professors Braun and Achterfeldt of Bonn; and he reorganized the theological faculty of that university by calling in as professors Dieringer and Martin, men of unsuspected orthodoxy. en 2005 Theology in a Global Context: The Last Two Hundred Years Hans Schwarz 417 Eventually German bishops succeeded to "purify" the centers of Hermesian thought such as Bonn, Munich, and Breslau. Noun en a follower of the theology of Georg Hermes A follower of the theology of Georg Hermes. en 1951 Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volumes 5-6 James Hastings; John Alexander Selbie; Louis Herbert Gray 625 Hermesians declare that what was condemned at Rome was not Hermes' teaching, but a libellous caricature of it. He himself always protested that his system did not touch any point of the Catholic faith. en 1968 History of Germany in the Nineteeth Century 245 The Hermesians offered a welcome target for the fierce clericalist hatred which found expression in such writings. en 2011 The Conversation of Faith and Reason 80 Back in Germany, the Hermesians reacted to the Brief by deeming the pope ill-informed, a “mere marionette of German intriguers.” en 2018 Church and Theology in the Nineteenth Century Ferdinand Christian Baur; Peter C. Hodgson 265 The very bishops who, as friends of Hermes and his school, could have provided the most specific information about the orthodoxy of the Hermesians, had not been asked about it. Etymology 2 en derivation from name of Hermes Trismegistus From en Hermes ian after Hermes Trismegistus. Adjective en pertaining to Hermetica or Hermes Trismegistus Pertaining to the Hermetic Corpus, Hermes Trismegistus or the associated form of mysticism. en 1806 Ancient Alphabets and Hieroglyphic Characters Explained Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī ibn Qays al-Kasdānī Abū Bakr Ibn Waḥšiyyaẗ These are the figures of such of the celestial hieroglyphics, as we have been able to find and make out; and now we are going to represent the three other classes, according to promise, with all the different figures of the Hermesian alphabets, or hieroglyphics. en 1869 June Colburn's United Service Magazine The Governor's Guard Nomad 3 215 At the present day in India, Hermesian paganism vastly predominates, and it was, therefore, quite in consonance with Brahman ideas to decree, on this fitting occasion, special honour to the house-cat. en 2000 Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus Antoine Faivre And Hermesian reading is an open, in-depth reading, one that lays bare the metalanguages for us, that is to say, the structures of signs and correspondences that only symbolism and myth make it possible to conserve and transmit. en 2011 The Quest For Hermes Trismegistus Gary Lachman The Hermesian spirit, then, is a call to widen our perspectives to include as much of the world as possible, and to believe that not only nature, but the man-made world too, has a spiritual character. Noun en any of various Gnostics who cowrote the Hermetica Any of the Gnostics who contributed to writing the Hermetic Corpus. en 1806 Ancient Alphabets and Hieroglyphic Characters Explained Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī Ibn Waḥshīyah Our object is only to mention the most celebrated of these alphabets of the Hermesians, ( or hieroglyphics, ) and to indicate their particular qualities; for nobody is capable of giving a satisfactory explanation of them all. en 1824 The Classical Journal - Volumes 1-2 117 Their secrets, however, were expressed in the hieroglyphics, invented by Hermes, and understood by his descendants, called Hermesians. en 2006 Moon-o-theism, Volume II of II Yoel Natan 301 The ciphers were said to have been used by Greek philosophers and others who predated Islam such as the Sabeans, Nabateans, Chaldeans and the Hermesians. The Hermesians were Gnostics whose mythical leader was Hermes Trismegistos (meaning “Mercury, the Thrice Great”). Etymology 3 en derivation from name of the Greek god Hermes From en Hermes ian after the Greek god Hermes. Adjective en pertaining to the Greek god Hermes Pertaining to the Greek god Hermes. en mercurial<id:pertaining to the Roman god Mercury> en 1929 Voice and Pen of Victor L. Berger Victor L. Berger We must change this "Hermesian" psychology, of course, before we can have a better world. I use the word "Hermesian" because Hermes was the god of commerce and thievery for the ancient Greeks. en 1938 The Journal of Hellenic Studies 104 He finds, after a minute enquiry, that there are traces of horns and of a wreath of ivy; that the ears were once pointed, but have been made less Pan-like and more Hermesian by retouching and recutting; en 2004 Hermes and Aphrodite Encounters Metka Zupanc̆ic̆ vii Detailed textual analyses remain relatively few: in many ways, the writer has managed to perform a number of Hermesian tricks, creating major exposure for herself while remaining obscure, even unknown. en eponyms