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abraxas - A mystic word engraved on gems anciently worn, sometimes in rings, as amulets. Analogous to abracadabra, the word abraxas dates apparently from the time of the Gnostic Basilides, and the Greek letters composing it, used as numerical characters, represent the number 365, held by the Gnostics to symbolise the spiritual manifestations of the Supreme Deity, the number of worlds forming the universe, or the number of days in the solar year. Abraxas amulets, which often bear capricious symbols or figures, were largely imitated in medieval times. The word is said to be derived from the Coptic for Holy Name or the Hebrew Ha-Brachah, blessing. See Gnostics; consult also The Gnostics and their Remains, C. W. King, 1887.
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