hermeticism

noun

her·​met·​i·​cism (ˌ)hər-ˈme-tə-ˌsi-zəm How to pronounce hermeticism (audio)
often capitalized

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During England’s Georgian period, which spanned 1714 to 1830, a new form of hermeticism took shape. Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023 Her untrammelled appetite for experience complemented Duchamp’s strategic hermeticism, to their mutual pleasure. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 But despite the hermeticism, Aramco has a good tale to tell. The Economist, 21 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hermeticism was in 1897

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“Hermeticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hermeticism. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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