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 Definitions of hermetic  [ɜrˈmɛt ɪk]  

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Definition of 'hermetic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) hermetic
made airtight by fusion or sealing.

2.  hermetic
not affected by outward influence or power.

3.  hermetic
(sometimes cap.) of or characteristic of occult science, esp. alchemy.

4.  hermetic
(cap.) of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings ascribed to him.

Etymology:  (1630–40; < ML hermēticus of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus = L Hermē(s)Hermes+-ticus -tic)

Definition of 'hermetic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) hermetic
completely sealed; completely airtight


Definition of 'hermetic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) hermetic
alt. of Hermetical



'hermetic' - Nearby Entries  

herm  hermeneutics  hermes  hermetic  hermetically  hermissenda  hermissenda crassicornis  



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