Definition of Hermes

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury.

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity

Definition of Hermes

1. n. See Mercury.

Definition of Hermes

1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft. ¹

2. Proper noun. (astronomy) The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hermes

1. Hermes Trismegistus [lit, Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy. Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Terminal. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hermes

hermaphroditisms
hermaphrodyte
hermaphrodytes
hermatypic
hermeneut
hermeneutic
hermeneutic circle
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hermeneutically
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hermeneuticians
hermeneutics
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hermes
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hermetic seal
hermetic seals
hermetical
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hermeticism
hermeticisms
hermeticity
hermetick
hermetism
hermetisms
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hermetists

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