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ogdoad

/ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd/

ogdoad noun: a thing made up of eight parts.

Noun

ogdoad (plural ogdoads)

  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 Decani1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity
    Synonyms:
    octet, ogdoas

Proper noun capitalized: Ogdoad

Ogdoad

  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.

Synonyms of ogdoad

Forms of ogdoad

pluralogdoads

Origin of ogdoad

From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”). By surface analysis, ogdo- + -ad.

From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”).

Questions about ogdoad

What does ogdoad mean?
Ogdoad means a thing made up of eight parts.
What part of speech is ogdoad?
Ogdoad can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ogdoad?
Ogdoad is pronounced /ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd/.
What is the plural of ogdoad?
The plural of ogdoad is ogdoads.

Words near ogdoad in the dictionary

  1. Ogden syndrome
  2. Ogden-Roxburgh model
  3. ogdensburgite
  4. ogdo-
  5. ogdoa-
  6. ogdoad
  7. ogdoads
  8. ogdoas
  9. ogdoastich
  10. ogdoastichs
  11. ogdohedral

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