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abraxas
[ uh-brak-suhs ]
noun
- a word of unknown significance found on charms, especially amulets, of the late Greco-Roman world and linked with both Gnostic beliefs and magical practices by the early church fathers.
abraxas
/ əˈbræksəs; əˈbræsəks /
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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Example Sentences
Upon them were engraved mysterious hieroglyphs and figures, called Abraxas, and they are known as Abraxoides.
The breeding work concerns fowls, canaries, and the Currant moth (Abraxas grossulariata).
This condition of affairs exists not only in the moth Abraxas, but also in the fowl as shown by Pearl.
After midsummer, the conspicuous cream, black and yellow-spotted 'Magpie' moth (Abraxas grossulariata) is common in gardens.
Abraxas-stones were so called from having the word Abraxas or Abrasax engraved on them.
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