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单词 abraxas
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•brax•as  (ə braksəs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Antiquitya 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.
  • Greek abráxas, abrasáx, of obscure origin, originally; the combined numerical value of the Greek letters is 365, an important figure in numerology

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abraxas /əˈbræksəs/, abrasax /əˈbræsəks/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: from Greek: invented word
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