Hermetic
hərˈmɛtɪk
adjective
complete and airtight; relating to an ancient occult tradition encompassing alchemy, astrology, and theosophy
The word 'hermetic' is derived from the name Hermes Trismegistus, an ancient figure believed to be a wise teacher who passed down mystical knowledge. The term 'hermetic' often refers to ideas or practices that are secret, esoteric, or sealed off from outside influences.
See how James Joyce, Frank Herbert and 2 other authors use "hermetic", with its meaning, pronunciation and real book examples.
Examples from books
And in no time, the hermetic extractability of our password-drama would be forfeited.
Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
DRUM SAND: impaction of sand in such away that any sudden blow against its surface produces a distinct drum sound. DOORSEAL: a portable plastic hermetic seal used for moisture security in Fremen overday cave camps. DUMP BOXES: the general term for any cargo container of irregular shape and equipped with ablation surfaces and suspensor damping system.
Frank Herbert
Dune
What do you think really of that hermetic crowd, the opal hush poets: A. E. the master mystic?
James Joyce
Ulysses
There in view Was his strange heaven and his far stranger hell, His secret lust, his soul's dark citadel:— 8 Old Theomagia, Demonology, Cabbala, Chemic Magic, Book of the Dead, Damning Hermetic rolls that none may see Save the already damned—such grubs are bred From minds that lose the Spirit and seek instead For spirits in the dust of dead men's error, Buying the joys of dream with dreamland terror.
C. S. Lewis
Poetry
