TRISMEGISTUS
\tɹˈɪsmɪd͡ʒˌɪstəs], \tɹˈɪsmɪdʒˌɪstəs], \t_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_m_ɪ_dʒ_ˌɪ_s_t_ə_s]\
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tris-me-gis'tus, adj. thrice greatest, an epithet used only in 'Hermes Trismegistus,' the Greek name of the Egyptian god Thoth, originator of Egyptian culture, the god of writing, of religion, and of the arts and sciences.
By Thomas Davidson
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