Canadian French Meaning of hermes
Hermès
Other Canadian French words related to Hermès
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of hermes
- hermeneutics => herméneutique
- hermeneutically => herméneutiquement
- hermeneutical => herméneutique
- hermeneutic => herméneutique
- hermaphroditus => hermaphrodite
- hermaphroditical => hermaphrodite
- hermaphroditic => hermaphrodite
- hermaphrodite brig => Hermaphrodite
- hermaphrodite => hermaphrodite
- hermaphrodism => Hermaphrodisme
Definitions and Meaning of hermes in English
hermes (n)
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
hermes (n.)
See Mercury.
Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Terminal.
FAQs About the word hermes
Hermès
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman MercurySee Mercury., Originally,
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
hermeneutics => herméneutique, hermeneutically => herméneutiquement, hermeneutical => herméneutique, hermeneutic => herméneutique, hermaphroditus => hermaphrodite,
