| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Hermes Trismegistus |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Hermes Tris·me·gis·tus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr s m -js ts, trz- |
| NOUN: | Mythology Hermes as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth, the legendary author of works on alchemy, astrology, and magic. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin Herm s Trismegistus, from Greek Herms trismegistos : Herms, Hermes + trismegistos, thrice greatest ( tris, thrice; see trei- in Appendix I + megistos, greatest; see meg- in Appendix I).
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