Ogdoad
//ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A thing made up of eight parts.
"Probably these, as in the other systems, made the second Ogdoad; and these, with other astral influence, borrowed from the Tsabaism of the region, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the thirty-six Decani"
- 2 the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The group of eight primordial deities worshipped at Hermopolis in Ancient Egyptian times: Naunet and Nu, Amaunet and Amun, Kauket and Kuk, and Hauhet and Huh.
Example
More examples"Probably these, as in the other systems, made the second Ogdoad; and these, with other astral influence, borrowed from the Tsabaism of the region, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the thirty-six Decani"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”). By surface analysis, ogdo- + -ad.
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”).
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