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heavenly stem

heavenly stem noun: a day of the traditional ten-day week.

Noun

heavenly stem (plural heavenly stems)

  1. (historical) A day of the traditional ten-day week.
  2. One of the ten suns thought to appear in succession on its appointed day of the traditional week.
  3. (historical) The ancestor venerated with a ritual on the appointed day of the traditional week.
  4. (formal) An ordinal, used in similar contexts to Roman numerals in English numbering and outlining.

heavenly stem meaning in Vietnamese

heavenly stem in Vietnamese

set of ten terms in East Asian cultures
thiên can

Synonyms of heavenly stem

Forms of heavenly stem

pluralheavenly stems

Origin of heavenly stem

Calque from Chinese 天干 (tiāngān).

Questions about heavenly stem

What does heavenly stem mean?
Heavenly stem means a day of the traditional ten-day week.
What is heavenly stem in Vietnamese?
Heavenly stem in Vietnamese is thiên can. See Heavenly stem meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is heavenly stem?
Heavenly stem is a noun.
What is the plural of heavenly stem?
The plural of heavenly stem is heavenly stems.

Words near heavenly stem in the dictionary

  1. heavenly bodies
  2. heavenly body
  3. Heavenly Father
  4. heavenly marriage
  5. heavenly marriages
  6. heavenly stem
  7. heavenly stems
  8. Heavenly Twins
  9. heavenly virtues
  10. Heavenly Witnesses
  11. heavenly-minded

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