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abraxas

/uh-brak-suhs/US // əˈbræk səs //UK // (əˈbræksəs) //

阿布拉哈斯,阿布拉夏斯,阿布拉沙斯,阿布拉夏

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

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Examples

  • 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.