ennead

[ en-ee-ad ]

/ ˈɛn iˌæd /

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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.

Origin of ennead

1645–55; <Greek ennead- (stem of enneás), equivalent to enné(a) nine + -ad--ad¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ennead

en·ne·ad·ic, adjective

Words nearby ennead

enmity, Enna, ennage, -enne, ennea-, ennead, enneagon, enneahedron, enneastyle, enneastylos, enneasyllabic

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Example sentences from the Web for ennead

The First Ennead contains the writings that treat of Morals.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)
The Fourth Ennead, therefore, contains all that relates to Psychology.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)
The Third Ennead, which also relates to the world, contains the different speculations referring thereto.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)
The manner of the production of souls, or rather their non-production is admirably well set down in Plotinus, See, Ennead.
Democritus Platonissans|Henry More

He went out from his tower, he met the Ennead of the gods, who were going forth to arrange the affairs of their whole land.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ennead

ennead

/ (ˈɛnɪˌæd) /

noun

a group or series of nine

the sum of or number nine

Derived forms of ennead

enneadic, adjective

Word Origin for ennead

C17: from Greek enneas, from ennea nine

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单词	ennead
释义	ennead [ en-ee-ad ] / ˈɛn iˌæd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ennead ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of ennead 1645–55; <Greek ennead- (stem of enneás), equivalent to enné(a) nine + -ad--ad¹ OTHER WORDS FROM ennead en·ne·ad·ic, adjective Words nearby ennead enmity, Enna, ennage, -enne, ennea-, ennead, enneagon, enneahedron, enneastyle, enneastylos, enneasyllabic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ennead The First Ennead contains the writings that treat of Morals. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1\|Plotinos (Plotinus) The Fourth Ennead, therefore, contains all that relates to Psychology. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1\|Plotinos (Plotinus) The Third Ennead, which also relates to the world, contains the different speculations referring thereto. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1\|Plotinos (Plotinus) The manner of the production of souls, or rather their non-production is admirably well set down in Plotinus, See, Ennead. Democritus Platonissans\|Henry More He went out from his tower, he met the Ennead of the gods, who were going forth to arrange the affairs of their whole land. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13\|Various British Dictionary definitions for ennead ennead / (ˈɛnɪˌæd) / noun a group or series of nine the sum of or number nine Derived forms of ennead enneadic, adjective Word Origin for ennead C17: from Greek enneas, from ennea nine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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