Look up: abraxas

1. abraxas
   Charm found engraved on ancient stones. The Greek letters of the word, when interpreted as numbers, total 365. The word was used by Egyptian Gnostics to describe the supreme being. ...
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2. Abraxas
   A·brax'as noun [ A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides, containing the Greek letters α, β, ρ, α, ξ, α, σ, which, as numerals, amounted to 365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as rul...
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3. Abraxas
   • (n.) A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
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4. Abraxas
   (from the article `Egk, Werner`) ...influence was Igor Stravinsky. In 1938, while in Berlin, he conducted his highly successful opera, Peer Gynt (after Henrik Ibsen), one of his most ...
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5. abraxas
   sequence of Greek letters considered as a word and formerly inscribed on charms, amulets, and gems in the belief that it possessed magical qualities. ...
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6. Abraxas
   Abraxas was an ancient Greek word of power made into an amulet for protection against ills. The amulets, or talismans, were known as Abraxas Stones and were cut into symbolic forms combing a fowl's head, a serpent's body and human limbs and engraved with the name Abraxas.
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7. Abraxas
   The word `Abrasax` (Gk. ΑΒΡΑΣΑΞ, which is far more common in the sources than the variant form `Abraxas`, ΑΒΡΑΞΑΣ) was a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the “Great Archon” (Gk., meg...
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8. Abraxas
   (album) --> `Abraxas` is the second studio album by the latin band Santana. Consolidating their live success at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, and the interest generated by their first album the band took some time to issue a follow-up. Released in September, 1970, the album`s mix of ...
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9. Abraxas
   (disambiguation) `Abraxas` is a deity in the Gnostic faith `Abraxas` may also refer to: In `music`: In `works of fiction`: `Other uses`: People with the given name Abraxas: ;fictional:
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10. Abraxas
    (comics) `Abraxas`, sometimes called the `Dark Man`, is a fictional cosmic entity in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Fantastic Four 2001 Abraxas emerged from within the heart of Eternity after Galactus apparently died in the Galactus: the Devourer limited series (1999�...
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