hermetism

noun, often capitalized

her·me·tism | \ ˈhər-mə-ˌti-zəm

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Definition of hermetism

1a : a system of ideas based on hermetic teachings

b : adherence to or practice of hermetic doctrine

2 : the practice of being hermetically mysterious it is not … willful hermetism, if the message of their art is veiled and indirect— R. J. Goldwater

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