The word hermetic is commonly applied to literary or graphical symbolism that is exceedingly obscure, convoluted, or esoteric. The musical instrument is spelled Cymbal. A symbol is something --- such as an object, Picture, written word a sound a piece In that context, and not in any other context, hermeticism is the deliberate use of hermetic imagery.

The word hermetic or its derivatives may also refer to:

• Hermeticism, a magical and religious movement stemming from the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus. Hermeticism is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs based primarily upon the writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, who is put forth as a Hermes Trismegistus ( Greek:, "thrice-great Hermes" Latin: Mercurius ter Maximus) is the Syncretism of the Greek god
• Hermeticism (history of science), also refers to reconstructing the mode of thought held by 17th century scientists
• Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, an initiatic occult organisation that first became public in late 1884. Hermeticism is a historiographical phrase describing the work that attempts to reconstruct the mode of thought held by 17th century scientists The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor was an initiatic occult organisation that first became public in late 1884, although according to an official document of the order
• Hermetic Qabalah, a syncretism of Kabbalah within Hermeticism
• Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a 19th century occult society
  • The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc., a modern occult society
• Hermetic (soundtrack album), a music album by Timbersound with Magne Furuholmen
• Hermetic seal, an airtight seal
• Hermetic detector, a particle detector with large-angle coverage, designed to observe as many particles from an interaction as possible. Hermetic Qabalah (from the Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception" is a Western esoteric and mystical tradition The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (or more commonly the Golden Dawn) was a magical order of the late 19th and early 20th centuries practicing a form of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Inc is a 501(c Non-profit organization associated with a modern magical Order of the same name Magne Furuholmen ( Mags) (born November 1, 1962, Oslo) is best known as the guitarist/keyboardist in A-ha. A hermetic seal is a seal which for practical purposes is considered airtight In Particle physics, a hermetic detector (also called a 4π detector) is a Particle detector designed to observe all possible decay products of an interaction
• Hermetica, also known as the Corpus Hermeticum or Hermetic Corpus, a corpus of Egyptian or Greek literature
• Hermética, an Argentine heavy metal band

See also

• Hermeneutics, the study of the methods (the "art" or the "science") of interpreting texts

Hermetica is a category of popular Late Antique literature purporting to contain secret wisdom and generally attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, "thrice-great Hermética was an Argentine band considered to be one of the most important bands in the history of Argentine heavy metal Hermeneutics may be described as the development and study of Theories of the interpretation and understanding of texts

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