Synonyms for abraxas
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-brak-suh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈbræk səs |
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Définition of abraxas
Origin :- Cabalistic word, 1738, of uncertain origin.
- As in open sesame : noun magic words for entry
- In this connexion the name Abraxas and the Abraxas gems must be remembered.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 » by Various
- Abraxas-stones were so called from having the word Abraxas or Abrasax engraved on them.
- Extract from : « Finger-Ring Lore » by William Jones
- Abraxas stones, stones with cabalistic figures on them used as talismans.
- Extract from : « The Nuttall Encyclopaedia » by Edited by Rev. James Wood
- To the abraxas succeeded the talismans, which were of the highest estimation in the East.
- Extract from : « Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. » by Frank Cowan
- Not all abraxas stones, however, are of gnostic origin, just as the name of abraxas cannot be applied to all gnostic stones.
- Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 » by Various
- There is a case comparable to this found in a wild species of moth, Abraxas grossulariata.
- Extract from : « A Critique of the Theory of Evolution » by Thomas Hunt Morgan
- Ellopia ribearia, or the Currant-moth, was figured and described by Fitch as the Abraxas?
- Extract from : « American Pomology » by J. A. Warder
- From the stone itself the word "Abraxas" came to be used as an amulet when written on paper.
- Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten
- They quickly acquired a celebrity undi165minished for ages, and were known under the general name of Abraxas.
- Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten
- Amulets in the form of inscriptions were called "Characts," the word Abraxas being an example.
- Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten
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