MEANING
1. Sealed against passage of air or outside matter.
2. Isolated from outside people, ideas, or influence.
3. Relating to esoteric teachings associated with Hermes Trismegistus.
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A hermetic seal protected the chamber.
The hermetic casing excluded moisture.
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Primary category: setting. Forms: Comparative more hermetic; superlative most hermetic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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