Abrasax

English

Etymology

(borrowed) Late Latin from Ancient Greek ἀβραξάς (abraxas) or ἀβρασάξ (abrasax), possibly from the numerical value of the Greek letters, which is 365.^[1]

Alternative forms

• Abraxas

Proper noun

Abrasax

1. (Gnosticism) One of the Archons who follows Sabaoth when he leaves the ranks of the Demiurge to become an Eon alongside Sophia.
2. (historical) A word inscribed on amulets or talisman in Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia Minor, from the 2nd Century B.C. until the 13th Century.
3. (historical) A gem engraved with the word Abraxas.

Synonyms

• Abrasax stone

References

1. ^ 1976 [1909], Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 5: