Hermes Trismegistus

noun

a name variously ascribed by Neoplatonists and others to an Egyptian priest or to the Egyptian god Thoth, to some extent identified with the Grecian Hermes: various mystical, religious, philosophical, astrological, and alchemical writings were ascribed to him.

Origin of Hermes Trismegistus

< Medieval Latin < Greek Hermês Trismégistos Hermes thrice greatest

British Dictionary definitions for hermes trismegistus

Hermes Trismegistus
/ (ˌtrɪsməˈdʒɪstəs) /

noun

a Greek name for the Egyptian god Thoth, credited with various works on mysticism and magic

Word Origin for Hermes Trismegistus

Greek: Hermes thrice-greatest