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Meaning of hermético

hermético: 1º_ Relative to the Greek god Hermes and his cult. 2º_ For the previous one, everything that is difficult to understand, discover or interpret for the uninitiated. The origin is in the custom of the god Hermes to carry the secret errands of all the gods. See hermeneutics. 3º_ For the above, it is said of the enclosure or container sealed so that nothing can enter or leave it.; 1º_ Relative to the Greek god Hermes and his cult. 2º_ For the previous one, everything that is difficult to understand, discover or interpret for the uninitiated. The origin is in the custom of the god Hermes to carry the secret errands of all the gods. See hermeneutics. 3º_ For the above, it is said of the enclosure or container sealed so that nothing can enter or leave it.; Applies to the thing or person, especially an author and his work, which is impenetrable, which does not display any feature of its meaning, his thoughts or feelings that allows to know it or understand it: the surrealist poetry of Lorca is more hermetic and universal than the previous.