Meaning of Hermesian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A follower of the theology of Georg Hermes.
2. Any of the Gnostics who contributed to writing the Hermetic Corpus.

Examples

“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.”

“The Hermesians offered a welcome target for the fierce clericalist hatred which found expression in such writings.”

“Back in Germany, the Hermesians reacted to the Brief by deeming the pope ill-informed, a “mere marionette of German intriguers.””

“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.”

“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.”

“Their secrets, however, were expressed in the hieroglyphics, invented by Hermes, and understood by his descendants, called Hermesians.”

“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”).”

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