ogdoad
Meanings
noun
- A thing made up of eight parts.
name
- 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.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”). By surface analysis, ogdo- + -ad.
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