ogdoad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thing made up of eight parts.
name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd/

Word forms

ogdoad ogdoads

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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