Meaning Of The Word Abraxas
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Abraxas Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Abraxas?
abraxas in American English
noun: a word of unknown significance found on charms, esp. amulets, of the late Greco-Roman world and linked with both Gnostic beliefs and magical practices by the early church fathers abraxas in British English noun: an ancient charm composed of Greek letters: originally believed to have magical powers and inscribed on amulets, etc, but from the second century ad personified by Gnostics as a deity, the source of divine emanations |
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