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ennead
[en-ee-ad]
noun
a group of nine persons or things.
Egyptian Religion.
(initial capital letter)a group of nine related deities, including Osiris, Isis, and Set, whose lineage and functions were arranged and explained by the theologians of Heliopolis.
any group of deities arranged in a similar way, often more or less than nine in number.
ennead
/ ˈɛɪˌæ /
noun
a group or series of nine
the sum of or number nine
Other Word Forms
- enneadic adjective
- ˌԲԱˈ徱 adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ennead1
Example Sentences
An ennead could mean any group of nine deities that operate together, but the most well known is the Great Ennead of Heliopolis.
A group of nine is called an ennead.
The number Nine, or the ennead, being the multiple of three, should be regarded as sacred.
His arrangement by enneads, or series of nine, is fanciful, and wanting in inner principle.
Generally there are three; in many places there is an ennead, a nine of gods, but the nine is a round number; there might be one or two less or more.
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