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	The word hermetic is commonly applied to literary or graphical [[symbol]]ism that is exceedingly obscure, convoluted, or esoteric. In that context, and not in any other context, '''hermeticism''' is the deliberate use of hermetic imagery.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]		The word hermetic is commonly applied to literary or graphical [[symbol]]ism that is exceedingly obscure, convoluted, or esoteric. In that context, and not in any other context, '''hermeticism''' is the deliberate use of hermetic imagery.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]
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		+	==Adjective==
		+	'''hermetic'''
		+	# Of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus.
		+	# Of or pertaining to [[alchemy]] or [[occult]] practices.
		+	# [[Obscure]]; [[secret]] or unrevealed.
		+	# Isolated, away from outside influence.
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The word hermetic is commonly applied to literary or graphical symbolism that is exceedingly obscure, convoluted, or esoteric. In that context, and not in any other context, hermeticism is the deliberate use of hermetic imagery.[1] [Apr 2007]

Adjective

hermetic

1. Of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus.
2. Of or pertaining to alchemy or occult practices.
3. Obscure; secret or unrevealed.
4. Isolated, away from outside influence.