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Definition of Herma
1. n. See Hermes,
Definition of Herma
1. Noun. A herm ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Herma
1. a herm [n -MAE or -MAI] : HERMAEAN [adj] - See also: herm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herma
Literary usage of Herma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rome, Ancient and Modern, and Its Environs: And Its Environs by Jeremiah Donovan (1844)
"... unknown herma; statue of Silenus, above which is a relief of the Pyrrhic dance
of the Corybantes ; herma of Sophocles; herma of Epicurus; Melpomene, ..."
2. An Italian and English Dictionary with Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies by August Hjalmar Edgren, Giuseppe Bico, John Lawrence Gerig (1901)
"... »пил [L- herma ... Gr. deity)], F.: herma, hermes (small column with a
Hermes-head, or other head), ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Hemath (I Par., xviii, 3, 9). See Emath. herma. See Horma 1. herman. Mountain range
on the N. border of Israel: Jebel el-Sheikh, or J. et-Telj. ..."
4. English Prose: Selections by Henry Craik (1907)
"THE MUTILATION OF THE herma AFTER between two and three months of active
preparations, the expedition was almost ready to start, when an event happened' ..."
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