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trismegistus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
tris-megis-tus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρισμέγιστος (Trismégistos, “thrice-great”), from τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s, “thrice”) + μέγιστος (mégistos, “greatest”). Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀴𐀪𐀮𐀫𐀁 (ti-ri-se-ro-e, “triple hero”).

Questions

What does trismegistus mean?
The epithet of Hermes, the mythological author of the central text of hermeticism.
Where does trismegistus come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρισμέγιστος (Trismégistos, “thrice-great”), from τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s, “thrice”) + μέγιστος (mégistos, “greatest”). Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀴𐀪𐀮𐀫𐀁 (ti-ri-se-ro-e, “triple hero”).

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