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Abraxas
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A-brax′as
,Noun.
[A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides, containing the Greek letters α, β, ρ, α, ξ, α, σ, which, as numerals, amounted to 365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as ruler of the 365 heavens of his system.]
A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
Definition 2024
Abraxas
Abraxas
See also: abraxas
Translingual
Abraxas grossulariata
Etymology
Via Ancient Greek, probably ultimately from Afro-Asiatic. See Abraxas.
Proper noun
Abraxas f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – the magpie moths.