Borrowed fromLate LatinAbrasax, fromAncient Greekἀβραξάς(abraxás) orἀβρασάξ(abrasáx), possibly from the numerical value of the Greek letters, which is 365.[1]
Abrasax
- (historical) Atheonym of unclear signification, commonly invoked as amagic word onamulets,talismans, andpapyri in theMediterranean basin from the 2nd century B.C. until the 13th century, and viewed inGnosticism as one of theArchons who followsSabaoth when he leaves the ranks of theDemiurge to become anaeon alongsideSophia.
Abrasax (plural not attested)
- (historical) A gem engraved with the word Abrasax or Abraxas.
- ^Philip Babcock Gove (editor),Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909],→ISBN), page 5
Borrowed fromLatinAbrasax, fromAncient Greekἀβραξάς(abraxás).
Abrasax m
- (Gnosticism)Abrasax(one of the Archons)
