ogdoad

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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ogdoad (plural ogdoads)

  1. A thing made up of eight parts.
    Synonyms: octet, ogdoas
    • 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity[1]:
      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 Decani

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