herm in English dictionary

  • herm

    Meanings and definitions of "herm"

    • A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration
    • abbreviation of hermaphrodite
    • (pejorative) A hermaphrodite.
    • abbreviation
      Abbreviation of [i]hermaphrodite[/i].
    • noun
      (sometimes pejorative)
      A hermaphrodite.
    • noun
      A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration. Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities; p. 602
    • noun
      a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost

    Synonyms of "herm" in English dictionary

    statue, herma are the top synonyms of "herm" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of herm

    • herm ( plural  herms)
    • herm.
    • herm (plural herms)
  • Herm

    Meanings and definitions of "herm"

    • The smallest of the Channel Islands.
    • proper
      one of the the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
    • proper
      a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France

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