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Birchy | 10:53 Wed 25th Jul 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the origin of the magic word "abracadabra"?
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It's a word found in some Gnostic writings of the early Christian period, and possibly relates to Abraxas, a Greek word used by some Gnostic sects to personify a deity. The latter is probably of cabbalistic origin, from the Hebrew abra' kesa, 'hide the four', meaning God.
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