Adept

Adept (from the Latin adeptio, attainment, acquisition, or Latin adeptus, one who has attained something ) is the name given to a person or a student who is inducted into a secret doctrine, secret science or in mystery. In a broader sense an adept is one who has been inserted deeper by a master in an art or science, has studied the teachings and can identify themselves as connoisseurs of his philosophy and insights.

In alchemy, the term Adept was used for those people who had found the secret of making the Philosopher's Stone or theory should be familiar with the production of the stone, at least by long study of ancient writings.

In the mystery schools of antiquity, for example, in ancient Egypt ( Isis and Osiris, and others) and in ancient Greece ( Eleusinian mysteries ) were called adepts those who had passed the initiation and were thus initiated into sacred, secret knowledge.

In today's esoteric parlance is referred to as adept people who are familiar with an esoteric system, and may have real or perceived successes in these systems.

Furthermore, the term or Adept Adeptus is used as the hierarchical level at medals and lodges. In hermetically - Kabbalistic Initiatenorden such as gold and Rosicrucian different degrees of initiation are denoted by Adeptus. Thus, the V. degrees as Adeptus Minor, the VI. Degree as Adeptus Major and the VII degree as Adeptus Exemptus.

Also, the advanced students of many Asian martial arts, such as karate are called adepts.